"blase" meaning in Middle English

See blase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblaːz(ə)/, /ˈblɛːz(ə)/, /ˈblæːz(ə)/ Forms: blases [plural], blasen [plural], blese [alternative], blaese [alternative, Early-Middle-English], blease [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English blæse, blase, from Proto-West Germanic *blasā, from Proto-Germanic *blasǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|blæse}} Old English blæse, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*blasā}} Proto-West Germanic *blasā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*blasǭ}} Proto-Germanic *blasǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blase, {{enm-noun|blases|pl2=blasen}} blase (plural blases or blasen)
  1. A blaze (bright, flaming fire)
    Sense id: en-blase-enm-noun-ZyGRECKs Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Fire Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 34 26 6 34 Disambiguation of Fire: 56 44 0 0
  2. (rare) A lamp or beacon (fire used as lighting). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blase-enm-noun-1aH~nYzv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Light sources Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 34 26 6 34 Disambiguation of Light sources: 25 41 12 22
  3. (rare) A bright thing or object. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blase-enm-noun-nCRvNRtd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blasen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} blase
  1. Alternative form of blasen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blasen
    Sense id: en-blase-enm-verb-oHzAXFsT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 34 26 6 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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