blowen

English

Noun

blowen (plural blowens)

1. (obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.

Synonyms

• blowess

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “blowen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• enblow

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blāwan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną.

Alternative forms

• blawen, blowyn, bloawen, blowe, blow, blouen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔu̯ən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑu̯(ən)/

Verb

blowen

2. To blow; to produce a current of air:
   1. To blow as to eliminate or remove; to blow away or blow off.
   2. To breathe out; to emit air out of the mouth while breathing.
   3. To blow upon a musical instrument as to produce a sound.
   4. To inhale; to breathe in (something).
   5. To blow upon a fire to intensify it; to intensify.
   6. To blow up; to blow as to cause the inflation of something.
   7. To gasp, to struggle to breath.
3. To introduce a disease or illness by breathing.
4. To perform the smelting of metal.
5. To make a sound, especially flatulence.
6. To talk crudely and proudly; to insult.
7. To announce, to proclaim, to spread news.
8. (rare) To be shifted around by the wind.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blowen (strong class 7)

infinitive	(to) blowen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	blowe	blew, blu
2nd person singular	blowest	blew, blu, *blewest
3rd person singular	bloweþ, bloweth	blew, blu
plural	blowen	*blewe(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	blowe	blew, blu
plural	blowen	*blewe(n)
imperative	present
singular	blowe
plural	bloweþ, bloweth
participle	present	past
	blowende, blowinge	(y)blowe(n)

Derived terms

• blower
• blowyng

Descendants

• English: blow
  • Northumbrian: blaa
• Scots: blaw

References

• “blouen (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.

Etymology 2

From Old English blōwan, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną.

Alternative forms

• blowe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔu̯ən/

Verb

blowen

2. To blossom; to flower.

   • a. 1250, unknown, “Sumer is icumen in”‎^[1]:

     Lhude sing cuccu / Groweþ sed / and bloweþ med

     Sing loudly, cuckoo! / seed grows / and fields bloom

3. (figurative) To grow, to flourish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blowen

infinitive	(to) blowen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	blowe	blew
2nd person singular	blowest	blew, *blewst
3rd person singular	bloweþ, bloweth	blew
plural	blowen	*blewe(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	blowe	blew
plural	blowen	*blewe(n)
imperative	present
singular	blowe
plural	bloweþ, bloweth
participle	present	past
	blowende, blowinge	(y)blowe(n)

Usage notes

This verb is occasionally weak, but usually remains strong, probably due to influence from Etymology 1.

Derived terms

• blowyng

Descendants

• English: blow

References

• “blouen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.