blusschen
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom earlier blesschen. Equivalent to be- + lesschen, but with loss of the unstressed vowel of the unstressed syllable.
Verb
editblusschen
- to extinguish, to put out
- to quench
- to stop, to put an end to
Inflection
edit| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | blusschen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | blusschen | |
| In genitive | blusschens | |
| In dative | blusschene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | blussche | — |
| 2nd singular | bluschs, blussches | — |
| 3rd singular | bluscht, blusschet | — |
| 1st plural | blusschen | — |
| 2nd plural | bluscht, blusschet | — |
| 3rd plural | blusschen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | blussche | — |
| 2nd singular | bluschs, blussches | — |
| 3rd singular | blussche | — |
| 1st plural | blusschen | — |
| 2nd plural | bluscht, blusschet | — |
| 3rd plural | blusschen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | blusch, blussche | |
| Plural | bluscht, blusschet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | blusschende | — |
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Dutch: blussen
- Limburgish: blösje
- → Middle English: blesshen, bleschen, blessen, blissen
- English: blesh
Further reading
edit- “bleschen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blusschen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN