*blōaną

Runic: ᛒᛚᛟᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈblɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7e

Meanings

to bloom, to flower

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃-e/o- from root *bʰleh₃- (‘to bloom, to flower’). Cognates are Latin flōs (‘flower, blossom’), Tocharian B pilta (‘leaf, blade’), Ancient Greek φύλλον (phŭ́llon) (phŭ́llon, ‘leaf, plant, foliage’), and Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla) (phulla, ‘a full-blown flower’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	blōō	blōaų	–
2nd singular	blōizi	blōaiz	blō
3rd singular	blōidi	blōai	blōadau
1st dual	blōōz	blōaiw	–
2nd dual	blōadiz	blōaidiz	blōadiz
1st plural	blōamaz	blōaim	–
2nd plural	blōid	blōaid	blōid
3rd plural	blōandi	blōain	blōandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	blōai	–
2nd singular	blōazai	blōaizau
3rd singular	blōadai	blōaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	blōandai	blōaindau
2nd plural	blōandai	blōaindau
3rd plural	blōandai	blōaindau

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
blōaną	blōandz	blōanaz

Find a form

Descendants

*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- bluoien (Old Dutch)
  - bloeyen (Middle Dutch)
    - blöjje (Limburgish)
*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- bluoien (Old Dutch)
  - bloeyen (Middle Dutch)
    - bloeien (Dutch)
      - bloei (Afrikaans)
*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blōwan (Old English)
  - blowen, blowe (Middle English)
    - blaw (Scots)
*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blōwan (Old English)
  - blowen, blowe (Middle English)
    - blow (English)
*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blōia (Old Frisian)
  - blöye (North Frisian)
  - bloeie (West Frisian)
*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- bluoen (Old High German)
  - blüejen, blüen (Middle High German)
    - blüeje (Alemannic German)
    - blühen (German)
    - bliehe (Hunsrik)
    - bléien (Luxembourgish)
    - błin (Vilamovian)
*blōan (Proto-West Germanic)
- blōian, blōjan (Old Saxon)
  - blōen, blōien (Middle Low German)
    - blöhen (Low German)

Explore/search these descendants

View on Wiktionary