blosmen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bostmian; equivalent to blosme +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• blosme, blosmyn, blossemen, blossmen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔsmən/

Verb

blosmen

1. To blossom or flower.
2. To start to thrive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blosmen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) blosmen, blosme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blosme	blosmed
2nd-person singular	blosmest	blosmedest
3rd-person singular	blosmeth	blosmed
subjunctive singular	blosme
imperative singular		—
plural1	blosmen, blosme	blosmeden, blosmede
imperative plural	blosmeth, blosme	—
participles	blosmynge, blosmende	blosmed, yblosmed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: blossom
• Scots: blossom

References

• “blosmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-25.

Etymology 2

From Old English blostman, nominative plural of blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmaniz, nominative plural of *blōstmô; equivalent to blosme +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

Verb

blosmen

1. plural of blosme