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Bursten

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Burst; broken; ruptured.
  2. 2
    Affected with a rupture or hernia.
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of burst. archaic, form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bursten, borsten, from Old English borsten, ġeborsten, from Proto-Germanic *brustanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). More at burst.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bursten, borsten, from Old English borsten, ġeborsten, from Proto-Germanic *brustanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). More at burst.

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