blaw

German

Adjective

blaw (comparative blawer, superlative am blawesten)

1. Obsolete spelling of blau.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• *blǣw
• blāƿ — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɑːw/

Adjective

blāw

1. blue

Declension

Declension of blāw — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	blāw	blāw	blāw
Accusative	blāwne	blāwe	blāw
Genitive	blāwes	blāwre	blāwes
Dative	blāwum	blāwre	blāwum
Instrumental	blāwe	blāwre	blāwe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	blāwe	blāwa, blāwe	blāw
Accusative	blāwe	blāwa, blāwe	blāw
Genitive	blāwra	blāwra	blāwra
Dative	blāwum	blāwum	blāwum
Instrumental	blāwum	blāwum	blāwum

Declension of blāw — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	blāwa	blāwe	blāwe
Accusative	blāwan	blāwan	blāwe
Genitive	blāwan	blāwan	blāwan
Dative	blāwan	blāwan	blāwan
Instrumental	blāwan	blāwan	blāwan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	blāwan	blāwan	blāwan
Accusative	blāwan	blāwan	blāwan
Genitive	blāwra, blāwena	blāwra, blāwena	blāwra, blāwena
Dative	blāwum	blāwum	blāwum
Instrumental	blāwum	blāwum	blāwum

Descendants

• Middle English: blo, bla, bloo, bloe
  • English: blow
  • Scots: blae, blaw, bla, blea, ble

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Scots

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāwan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”). More at English blow.

Verb

blaw (third-person singular simple present blaws, present participle blawin, simple past blew, past participle blawen)

1. to blow
   • 1783, Robert Burns, My Nanie, O:

     The westlin wind blaws loud an' shill; / The night's baith mirk and rainy, O

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch blauw.

Adjective

blaw

1. blue