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Old English · adjective

blæhæwen

Normalised blǣhǣwen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈblæːˌxæː.wen/
[ˈblæːˌhæː.wen]
Syllables
ˈblæː · ˌxæː · wen (3 syllables)
Modern English
violetlight

Meaning

  1. light blue

  2. dark blue

  3. violet or purple

Declension

Strong declension of blæhæwen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative blǣhǣwenblǣhǣwenublǣhǣwnublǣhǣwenoblǣhǣwnoblǣhǣwen
Accusative blǣhǣwenneblǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣwen
Genitive blǣhǣwenesblǣhǣwnesblǣhǣwenreblǣhǣwenesblǣhǣwnes
Dative blǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenreblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnum
Instrumental blǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣwenreblǣhǣweneblǣhǣwne
Plural
Nominative blǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣwenablǣhǣwnablǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣwenublǣhǣwnublǣhǣwenoblǣhǣwno
Accusative blǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣwenablǣhǣwnablǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣwenublǣhǣwnublǣhǣwenoblǣhǣwno
Genitive blǣhǣwenrablǣhǣwenrablǣhǣwenra
Dative blǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnum
Instrumental blǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnum
Weak declension of blæhæwen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative blǣhǣwenablǣhǣwnablǣhǣweneblǣhǣwneblǣhǣweneblǣhǣwne
Accusative blǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣweneblǣhǣwne
Genitive blǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnan
Dative blǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnan
Instrumental blǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnan
Plural
Nominative blǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnan
Accusative blǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnanblǣhǣwenanblǣhǣwnan
Genitive blǣhǣwenrablǣhǣwenenablǣhǣwnenablǣhǣwenrablǣhǣwenenablǣhǣwnenablǣhǣwenrablǣhǣwenenablǣhǣwnena
Dative blǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnum
Instrumental blǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnumblǣhǣwenumblǣhǣwnum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From blāw (“blue”) + hǣwen (“blue, purple, green, azure”) (compare Proto-West Germanic *hāwī).

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