English Explanatory Dictionary

forburst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To burst asunder; break; shatter.

Word forms

forburst forbursts forbursting forbrast forbursten

Etymology

From Middle English forbersten, forbresten, from Old English forberstan (“to break, burst asunder, vanish, fail; let go by default”), equivalent to for- + burst.

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