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Old English · verb

blowan

Normalised blōwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈbloː.wɑn/
Syllables
ˈbloː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bloom

Meaning

  1. to flower, blossom, bloom

    Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.

    I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
  2. to flourish, prosper

Conjugation

Conjugation of blowan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular blōweblēow
2nd singular blēwstblēowe
3rd singular blēwþblēow
Plural blōwaþblēowon
Subjunctive
Singular blōweblēowe
Plural blōwenblēowen
Non-finite forms of blowan
Form
Infinitive blōwan
Inflected infinitive blōwenne
Imperative singular blōw
Imperative plural blōwaþ
Present participle blōwende
Past participle blōwenġeblōwen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blōaną.

Descendants

blow

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