Infinitive
brustlen; to brustlen; brustle
Participles
| Present | brustlende; brustlynge |
| Past | brustled; ybrustled |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | brustle |
| 2nd sing. | brustlest |
| 3rd sing. | brustleth |
| 1st plur. | brustlen; brustle; brustleth |
| 2nd plur. | brustlen; brustle; brustleth |
| 3rd plur. | brustlen; brustle; brustleth |
Past
| 1st sing. | brustled; brustlede |
| 2nd sing. | brustledest |
| 3rd sing. | brustled; brustlede |
| 1st plur. | brustleden; brustled; brustlede |
| 2nd plur. | brustleden; brustled; brustlede |
| 3rd plur. | brustleden; brustled; brustlede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | brustle |
| 2nd sing. | brustle |
| 3rd sing. | brustle |
Past
| 1st sing. | brustled; brustlede |
| 2nd sing. | brustled; brustlede |
| 3rd sing. | brustled; brustlede |
Imperative
| Singular | brustle |
| Plural | brustleth; brustle |
Verbs conjugated like brustlen
synnen,
syften,
serven,
snoren,
snesen,
sighen,
skewen,
wondren,
symulen,
blosmen,
blissen,
suffisen,
blessen,
damagen,
daunten,
dauncen,
gamenen,
plukken,
wratthen,
snarken, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Unknown; likely a variant of brastlen (“to crackle, crash”) influenced by rustelen (“to rustle”).
Verbs referencing "brustlen"
English
brustle.
Sample Sentences
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Right as a ship ayein the streme
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He routeth with a ſlepy noiſe
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And bruſtleth as a monkes froiſe [c. 1386–1390, John Gower, edited by Reinhold Pauli, Confessio Amantis of John Gower: Edited and Collated with the Best Manuscripts, volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Bell and Daldy […], published 1857, →OCLC:]
Cognates
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