brist

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbresd/, [ˈb̥ʁɛsd̥] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse brestr m, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz. Doublet of brøst. ==== Noun ==== brist c or n (singular definite bristen or bristet, plural indefinite brister or brist) flaw burst ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== brist imperative of briste == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== brist alternative form of burst === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== brist alternative form of bresten == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === brist imperative of briste == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === brist c lack shortage, deficit deficiency flaw, shortcoming ==== Usage notes ==== Something wanting, generally. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bristning brista === Verb === brist imperative of brista === Further reading === “brist”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) brist in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)