blasen
See also: Blasen
German
Etymology
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From Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive or intransitive) to blow
- (transitive, music) to play (a wind instrument)
- (vulgar) to fellate, to perform oral sex
Conjugation
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
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.
Verb
blâsen
- to blow
- to blow on a wind instrument, to toot
- to sound (of a wind instrument)
- to brag
Inflection
Strong class 7 | ||
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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
Descendants
Further reading
- “blasen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blasen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From blase + -en (“infinitival suffix”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
blasen
- To blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity.
- To shine, shimmer or give off light; to be very bright.
- (rare) To be intense; to affect emotionally to a great degree.
- (rare) To be exceptional or without peer.
- (rare) To be nice or respectful.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blasen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
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
Verb
blasen (rare)
- To breathe or blow out.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blasen (weak in -ed)
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
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