blasten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blaste, blesten

Etymology

Inherited from Old English blǣstan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną; equivalent to blast +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblastən/

Verb

blasten

1. To exhale with great force; to let out a strong breath.
2. To let out flames; to spread fire from one's mouth.
3. (rare) To afflict; to make diseased or injured.
4. (rare) To blast; (of air) to stream loudly.
5. (rare) To use a musical instrument by blowing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blasten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) blasten, blaste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blaste	blasted
2nd-person singular	blastest	blastedest
3rd-person singular	blasteth	blasted
subjunctive singular	blaste
imperative singular		—
plural1	blasten, blaste	blasteden, blastede
imperative plural	blasteth, blaste	—
participles	blastynge, blastende	blasted, yblasted

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

Descendants

• English: blast
• Scots: blast

References

• “blasten (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-27.