See also: Blasen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblaːzn̩/, /ˈblaːzən/
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blasen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present bläst, past tense blies, past participle geblasen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to blow
  2. (transitive, music) to play (a wind instrument)
  3. (vulgar) to fellate, to perform oral sex

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

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blâsen

  1. to blow
  2. to blow on a wind instrument, to toot
  3. to sound (of a wind instrument)
  4. to brag

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Strong class 7
Infinitive blâsen
3rd sg. past blies
3rd pl. past bliesen
Past participle geblâsen
Infinitive blâsen
In genitive blâsens
In dative blâsene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular blâse blies
2nd singular blâes, blâses blies, blieses
3rd singular blâest, blâset blies
1st plural blâsen bliesen
2nd plural blâest, blâset bliest, blieset
3rd plural blâsen bliesen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular blâse bliese
2nd singular blâes, blâses blieses
3rd singular blâse bliese
1st plural blâsen bliesen
2nd plural blâest, blâset blieset
3rd plural blâsen bliesen
Imperative Present
Singular blâes, blâse
Plural blâest, blâset
Present Past
Participle blâsende geblâsen

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: blazen
  • Limburgish: blaoze
  • Zealandic: blaeze
  • French: blaser

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From blase +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

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blasen

  1. To blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity.
  2. To shine, shimmer or give off light; to be very bright.
  3. (rare) To be intense; to affect emotionally to a great degree.
  4. (rare) To be exceptional or without peer.
  5. (rare) To be nice or respectful.
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Etymology 2

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From Old English *blǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

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blasen (rare)

  1. To breathe or blow out.
  2. To emblazon; to depict heraldically.
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Noun

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blasen

  1. plural of blase