blinnen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English blinnan, belinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilinnan; equivalent to bi- + linnen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
blinnen (chiefly Northern)
- (transitive) To stop or end (not continue)
- (transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing:
- (intransitive) To cease moving; to come to a stop or pause.
- (intransitive) To cease talking; to quieten down.
- (transitive) To stop or end (cause to stop)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | (to) blinnen, blinne | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | blinne | blan, blinned | |
2nd-person singular | blinnest | blanne, blan, blinnedest | |
3rd-person singular | blinneth | blan, blinned | |
subjunctive singular | blinne | blanne1, blinned1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | blinnen, blinne | blannen, blanne, blinneden, blinnede | |
imperative plural | blinneth, blinne | — | |
participles | blinnynge, blinnende | — |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “bilinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “blinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.