tobursten

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === tobresten, tobrusten, tobirsten === Etymology === From Old English tōberstan (“to burst apart”), from Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną, equivalent to to- +‎ bursten. More at to-, burst. === Verb === tobursten (intransitive) to burst apart, burst asunder; to burst open, explode to express intense emotion to break out in sores