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blasen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblaːzn̩/, /ˈblaːzən/
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Verb

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blasen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present bläst, past tense blies, past participle geblasen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to blow
  2. (transitive, music) to play (a wind instrument)
  3. (vulgar) to fellate, to perform oral sex

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

Verb

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blâsen

  1. to blow
  2. to blow on a wind instrument, to toot
  3. to sound (of a wind instrument)
  4. to brag

Inflection

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Conjugation of blâsen (strong class 7)
infinitive base form blâsen
genitive blâsens
dative blâsene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular blâse blies blâse bliese
2nd person singular blâes, blâses blies, blieses blâes, blâses blieses
3rd person singular blâest, blâset blies blâse bliese
1st person plural blâsen bliesen blâsen bliesen
2nd person plural blâest, blâset bliest, blieset blâest, blâset blieset
3rd person plural blâsen bliesen blâsen bliesen
imperative
singular blâes, blâse
plural blâest, blâset
present past
participle blâsende geblâsen

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From blase +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

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blasen

  1. To blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity.
  2. To shine, shimmer or give off light; to be very bright.
  3. (rare) To be intense; to affect emotionally to a great degree.
  4. (rare) To be exceptional or without peer.
  5. (rare) To be nice or respectful.
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Etymology 2

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From Old English *blǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.

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blasen (rare)

  1. To breathe or blow out.
  2. To emblazon; to depict heraldically.
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Noun

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blasen

  1. plural of blase