*blēaną

Runic: ᛒᛚᛖᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈblɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7d

Meanings

to blow

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰleh₁-e/o-, thematicized from an originally athematic conjugation, Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-ti ~ *bʰl̥h₁-énti, from root *bʰleh₁- (‘to blow’). Cognate with Latin flō (‘to breathe, blow’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	blēō	blēaų	–
2nd singular	blēizi	blēaiz	blē
3rd singular	blēidi	blēai	blēadau
1st dual	blēōz	blēaiw	–
2nd dual	blēadiz	blēaidiz	blēadiz
1st plural	blēamaz	blēaim	–
2nd plural	blēid	blēaid	blēid
3rd plural	blēandi	blēain	blēandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	blēai	–
2nd singular	blēazai	blēaizau
3rd singular	blēadai	blēaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	blēandai	blēaindau
2nd plural	blēandai	blēaindau
3rd plural	blēandai	blēaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	beblō	beblōį̄
2nd singular	beblōt	beblōīz
3rd singular	beblō	beblōī
1st dual	beblōū	beblōīw
2nd dual	beblōudiz	beblōīdiz
1st plural	beblōum	beblōīm
2nd plural	beblōud	beblōīd
3rd plural	beblōun	beblōīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
blēaną	blēandz	blēanaz

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Descendants

*blāan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blāien (Old Dutch)
  - blâyen (Middle Dutch)
    - blaaien (Dutch)
*blāan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blāwan (Old English)
  - blowen, blouen, blow, blowe, blowyn, blawe, blawen, bloawen (Middle English)
    - blow (English)
    - blaw (Scots)
*blāan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blā, blīa (Old Frisian)
  - bleie (North Frisian)
*blāan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blāhan, plāhan, blājan (Old High German)
  - blǣjen, blǣwen (Middle High German)
    - blähen (German)
*blāan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blāian (Old Saxon)
  - blêen (Middle Low German)

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