blusschen

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From earlier blesschen. Equivalent to be- +‎ lesschen, but with loss of the unstressed vowel of the unstressed syllable. === Verb === blusschen to extinguish, to put out to quench to stop, to put an end to ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== blesschen ==== Derived terms ==== blusschere geblusschen verblusschen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: blussen Limburgish: blösje → Middle English: blesshen, bleschen, blessen, blissen === Further reading === “bleschen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “blusschen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN