blowen

English

Noun

blowen (plural blowens)

  1. (obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.

Synonyms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for blowen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams
  • enblow

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blāwan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔu̯ən/
  • (Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯(ən)/

Verb

blowen

  1. To blow; to produce a current of air:
    1. To blow as to eliminate or remove; to blow away or blow off.
    2. To breathe out; to emit air out of the mouth while breathing.
    3. To blow upon a musical instrument as to produce a sound.
    4. To inhale; to breathe in (something).
    5. To blow upon a fire to intensify it; to intensify.
    6. To blow up; to blow as to cause the inflation of something.
    7. To gasp, to struggle to breath.
  2. To introduce a disease or illness by breathing.
  3. To perform the smelting of metal.
  4. To make a sound, especially flatulence.
  5. To talk crudely and proudly; to insult.
  6. To announce, to proclaim, to spread news.
  7. (rare) To be shifted around by the wind.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blowen (strong class 7)
infinitive (to) blowen
indicative present past
1st person singular blowe blew, blu
2nd person singular blowest blew, blu, *blewest
3rd person singular bloweþ, bloweth blew, blu
plural blowen *blewe(n)
subjunctive present past
singular blowe blew, blu
plural blowen *blewe(n)
imperative present
singular blowe
plural bloweþ, bloweth
participle present past
blowende, blowinge (y)blowe(n)
Derived terms
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

From Old English blōwan, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔu̯ən/

Verb

blowen

  1. To blossom; to flower.
    • a. 1250, unknown, “Sumer is icumen in”‎:
      Lhude sing cuccu / Groweþ sed / and bloweþ med
      Sing loudly, cuckoo! / seed grows / and fields bloom
  2. (figuratively) To grow, to flourish.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blowen
infinitive (to) blowen
indicative present past
1st person singular blowe blew
2nd person singular blowest blew, *blewst
3rd person singular bloweþ, bloweth blew
plural blowen *blewe(n)
subjunctive present past
singular blowe blew
plural blowen *blewe(n)
imperative present
singular blowe
plural bloweþ, bloweth
participle present past
blowende, blowinge (y)blowe(n)
Usage notes

This verb is occasionally weak, but usually remains strong, probably due to influence from Etymology 1.

Derived terms
Descendants
References
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