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Old English · verb

blæsan

Normalised blǣsan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ˈblæː.sɑn/
[ˈblæː.zɑn]
Syllables: ˈblæː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: blaze

blæsan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

inflection of blæse:; accusative/genitive/dative singular
inflection of blæse:; nominative/accusative plural
Inflected form of blæse

blæsan2 · verb

Senses

to blow

Conjugation

Conjugation of blæsan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	blǣse	blēs
2nd singular	blǣst	blēre
3rd singular	blǣst	blēs
Plural	blǣsaþ	blēron
Subjunctive
Singular	blǣse	blēre
Plural	blǣsen	blēren

Non-finite forms of blæsan
	Form
Infinitive	blǣsan
Inflected infinitive	blǣsenne
Imperative singular	blǣs
Imperative plural	blǣsaþ
Present participle	blǣsende
Past participle	blǣren ġeblǣren

All forms (14)

blǣse
blēs
blǣst
blēre
blǣsaþ
blēron
blǣsen
blēren
blǣsan
blǣsenne
blǣs
blǣsende
blǣren
ġeblǣren

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Descendants

blaze

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