blåne

See also: blane, Blane, and bláně

Danish

Etymology

Verb

blåne (imperative blån, infinitive at blåne, present tense blåner, past tense blånede, perfect tense blånet)

(intransitive) to become blue
(transitive) to make blue
- 2015, Jakob Melander, De berusedes vej, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
  Hendes grånende hår havde en lilla tone – fandtes der virkelig stadig nogen, der blånede deres hår?
  Her greying hair had a purple tone - were there really still people who dyed their hair blue?
- 2014, Jens Ove Trans, Jorder, haver, krat & fiskerier ved Esrum Kloster, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 58:
  .. mens himlen blånedes i det åbne rum midt i deres kloster, ...
  ... while the sky turned blue in the open space in the very midst of their monastery, ...
- 2016, Hans Jørgen Lembourn, Sandhedens forbandelse, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
  Fuglebjerget over dem blånedes og lyste til sidst i lilla og rødt.
  The bird mountain above them turned blue and finally glowed purple and red.

References

“blåne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blåne (present tense blånar, past tense blåna, past participle blåna, passive infinitive blånast, present participle blånande, imperative blåne/blån)

(intransitive) to bluen

Noun

blåne m (definite singular blånen, indefinite plural blånar, definite plural blånane)

mountains in the distance as seen by their bluish tint
a bluish colour