"blithen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: blithens [present, singular, third-person], blithening [participle, present], blithened [participle, past], blithened [past]
Etymology: From blithe + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blithe|en|id2=inchoative}} blithe + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} blithen (third-person singular simple present blithens, present participle blithening, simple past and past participle blithened)
  1. (transitive) To make glad or blithe; gladden. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blithen-en-verb-2sXgAlsd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (intransitive) To become glad or blithe; gladden. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-blithen-en-verb-PLkJrp~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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