blasen

See also: Blasen

German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaːzn̩/, /ˈblaːzən/

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Verb

1. (transitive or intransitive) to blow
2. (transitive, music) to play (a wind instrument)
3. (vulgar) to fellate, to perform oral sex

Derived terms

• Glasblasen
• abblasen
• anblasen (“to blow, to blow at or on”)
• aufblasen
• ausblasen (“to blow out [e.g. a candle]; to blow off [e.g. steam]”)
• durchblasen (“to blow through”)
• einblasen
• fortblasen (“to remove by blowing; to blow away”)
• hinausblasen (“to remove something by blowing it out”)
• hineinblasen (“to blow into, to blow inside [e.g. wind instrument]”)
• mundgeblasen (“mouth-blown”)
• überblasen (“overblow [music]”)
• umblasen
• verblasen
• vorblasen
• wegblasen

Further reading

• “blasen” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Verb

blâsen

1. to blow
2. to blow on a wind instrument, to toot
3. to sound (of a wind instrument)
4. to brag

Inflection

Strong class 7
Infinitive	blâsen
3rd sg. past	blies
3rd pl. past	bliesen
Past participle	blâs
Infinitive	blâsen
In genitive	blâsens
In dative	blâsene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	blâse	blies
2nd singular	blâes, blâses	blies, blieses
3rd singular	blâest, blâset	blies
1st plural	blâsen	bliesen
2nd plural	blâest, blâset	bliest, blieset
3rd plural	blâsen	bliesen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	blâse	bliese
2nd singular	blâes, blâses	blieses
3rd singular	blâse	bliese
1st plural	blâsen	bliesen
2nd plural	blâest, blâset	blieset
3rd plural	blâsen	bliesen
Imperative	Present
Singular	blâes, blâse
Plural	blâest, blâset
	Present	Past
Participle	blâsende	blâs

Derived terms

• blâsere
• teblâsen
• verblâsen

Descendants

• Dutch: blazen
• Limburgish: blaoze
• Zealandic: blaeze

Further reading

• “blasen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blasen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From blase +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Alternative forms

• blase, blasyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaːzən/

Verb

blasen

2. To blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity.
3. To shine, shimmer or give off light; to be very bright.
4. (rare) To be intense; to affect emotionally to a great degree.
5. (rare) To be exceptional or without peer.
6. (rare) To be nice or respectful.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blasen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) blasen, blase
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blase	blased
2nd-person singular	blasest	blasedest
3rd-person singular	blaseth	blased
subjunctive singular	blase
imperative singular		—
plural1	blasen, blase	blaseden, blasede
imperative plural	blaseth, blase	—
participles	blasynge, blasende	blased, yblased

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: blaze
• Scots: bleize

References

• “blāsen (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.

Etymology 2

From Old English *blǣsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaːzən/

Verb

blasen (rare)

2. To breathe or blow out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blasen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) blasen, blase
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blase	blased
2nd-person singular	blasest	blasedest
3rd-person singular	blaseth	blased
subjunctive singular	blase
imperative singular		—
plural1	blasen, blase	blaseden, blasede
imperative plural	blaseth, blase	—
participles	blasynge, blasende	blased, yblased

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: blaze

References

• “blāsen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.

Etymology 3

From Old English blæsan, plural of blæse, from Proto-Germanic *blasōniz, plural of *blasǭ; equivalent to blase +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

Noun

blasen

1. plural of blase