v. Obs. [OE. forðrǽstan, f. FOR- pref.1 + ðrǽstan to crush.] trans. To crush, shatter.
c. 825. Vesp. Psalter, ix. 36 [x. 15]. Forþræst earm ðes synfullan.
a. 1300. E. E. Psalter, xlvii[i]. 7. In strange gaste schippes of Thars for-thrist saltou.
13[?]. Visions of St. Paul, 34, in O. E. Misc., 224. Synful soules, and al for-þrast.
13[?]. E. E. Allit. P., B. 249. Bot in þe þryd [act of Gods vengeance] watȝ forþrast al þat þryue schuld.