Dictionary:bresta

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932): Jakobsen, Jakob

brest [bræst], vb., to come rushing along with a crashing noise at full speed (of a flock; mass); to com’ brestin. Also of rough weather: to break loose, Uⁿ. O.N. bresta, vb., to burst; crash; crack. See brest, sb., and brist, vb.

brist [brɩst, brist], vb., 1) to come or go at great speed (rudely); he cam’ or guid [‘went’] bristin. 2) to “b. on” upon a body, to accost a person very angrily and violently (Nm^w.). O.N. bresta, vb., to crash; crack; Fær. bresta, “koma brestandi”, of an inconsiderate, headlong gait. In such senses as: a) to walk quickly up-hill, he guid bristin op de hill, and b) to walk quickly against the wind, to geng bristin on upo de wind (Nm^w.), brist has been influenced by Eng. breast, vb., to which it also partly assimilates. In the pronunc. the Shetl. word is doubtless influenced by brist [brɩst, brist], sb., the Shetl. form of Eng. breast, sb. — Cf. brest, sb. and vb.

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Verb

bresta

to rush with a noise

Inflection

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Synonyms

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