brisier

== Old French == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bristan (“to break to pieces, split, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to break, burst, rupture”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (“to separate, burst”). Cognate with Old High German bristan (“to break asunder, rupture”), Old English berstan (“to break, shatter, burst”), Old Norse bresta (“to break, burst”). More at burst. === Verb === brisier to break (cause damage to), bust Synonyms: quasser, rompre to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow to destroy Synonym: destruire ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: briser