blowyng

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blāwung; equivalent to blowen (“to blow”) +‎ -ing.

Alternative forms

• blowynge, blowing, blowinge, bloynge, blawyng, blawunge, bloweing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔu̯inɡ/

Noun

blowyng (plural blowynges)

2. Breathing; the movement of air out of one's mouth.
3. The playing or sounding of horns or music.
4. The blowing of a flame in order to strengthen it.
5. (rare) Blowing; the movement of wind or air currents.
6. (rare) The process of working or refining metal.
7. (rare, medicine) Puffing; the state of being swollen.

Descendants

• English: blowing
• Scots: blawin

References

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

Etymology 2

From blowen (“to blossom”) +‎ -ing.

Alternative forms

• blowynge, blewing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔu̯inɡ/

Noun

blowyng

2. The appearance of flowers; the starting of a bloom.

References

• “blouing (ger.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.