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briste.

to burst; to break; to snap

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to burst; to break; to snap

  2. to fail

  3. to crack; to rupture

  4. to give way

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse bresta and Danish briste; from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”). Cognate with German bersten.

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