blåne

See also: blane, Blane, and bláně

Danish

Etymology

blå +‎ -ne

Verb

blåne (imperative blån, infinitive at blåne, present tense blåner, past tense blånede, perfect tense blånet)

1. (intransitive) to become blue
2. (transitive) to make blue
   • 2015, Jakob Melander, De berusedes vej, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

     Hendes grånende hår havde en lilla tone – fandtes der virkelig stadig nogen, der blånede deres hår?

     Her greying hair had a purple tone - were there really still people who dyed their hair blue?

   • 2014, Jens Ove Trans, Jorder, haver, krat & fiskerier ved Esrum Kloster, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 58:

     .. mens himlen blånedes i det åbne rum midt i deres kloster, ...

     ... while the sky turned blue in the open space in the very midst of their monastery, ...

   • 2016, Hans Jørgen Lembourn, Sandhedens forbandelse, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Fuglebjerget over dem blånedes og lyste til sidst i lilla og rødt.

     The bird mountain above them turned blue and finally glowed purple and red.

References

• “blåne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blåne (present tense blånar, past tense blåna, past participle blåna, passive infinitive blånast, present participle blånande, imperative blåne/blån)

1. (intransitive) to bluen

Noun

blåne m (definite singular blånen, indefinite plural blånar, definite plural blånane)

1. mountains in the distance as seen by their bluish tint
2. a bluish colour