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forburst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-burst
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To burst asunder; break; shatter.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forbursts (present, singular) forbursting (participle, present) forbrast (archaic, past) forbrast (archaic, participle) forbursten (archaic, participle)

Questions

What does forburst mean?
To burst asunder; break; shatter.
Where does forburst come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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