blowen

== English == === Noun === blowen (plural blowens) (obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan. === References === “blowen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Bowlen == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== blouen, blow, blowe, blowyn blawe (Northern or Kent) blawen, bloawen (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈblɔu̯ən/ (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯(ən)/ ==== Verb ==== blowen To blow (produce a current of air): To blow away; to blow to eliminate or remove. To breathe (in or out); to inhale or exhale. To play a wind instrument (by blowing) To strengthen a fire by blowing on it. To inflate or blow up; to expand by blowing. To gasp; to struggle to breathe. To spread a communicable disease (by exhalation). To smelt; to extract metal from ore. To make a sound, especially flatulence. To insult or brag (talk coarsely) To proclaim; to broadly disseminate. (rare) To be blown around (by wind). ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== blow blowere blowynge ===== Descendants ===== English: blow Geordie: blaw Scots: blaw Yola: blay ===== References ===== “blouen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English blōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *blōan, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== blowe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈblɔu̯ən/ ==== Verb ==== blowen To blossom; to flower. (figurative) To grow, to flourish. ===== Usage notes ===== This verb is occasionally weak, but usually remains strong, probably due to influence from Etymology 1. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== blowynge ===== Descendants ===== English: blow ===== References ===== “blouen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbloː.wen/ === Verb === blōwen plural present subjunctive of blōwan === Participle === blōwen past participle of blōwan