byrst

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *burstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís.

Noun

byrst n

  1. bristle

Declension
Declension of byrst (strong-a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative byrst byrst
accusative byrst byrst
genitive byrstes byrsta
dative byrste byrstum

Descendants
  • Middle English: brust, brustel, bristel

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *brestuz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres‑.

Noun

byrst m

  1. loss, defect, failure
  2. injury

Declension
Declension of byrst (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative byrst byrstas
accusative byrst byrstas
genitive byrstes byrsta
dative byrste byrstum

Descendants

References
  • byrst in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • byrst in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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