"blasten" meaning in Middle English

See blasten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈblastən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English blǣstan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną; equivalent to blast + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|blǣstan}} Old English blǣstan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*blāstijan}} Proto-West Germanic *blāstijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*blēstijaną}} Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną, {{af|enm|blast|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} blast + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} blasten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|blast|c2=te|p_part2=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], blasten [infinitive], to blasten [infinitive], blaste [infinitive], blaste [first-person, present, singular], blasted [first-person, past, singular], blaste [first-person, past, singular], blastest [present, second-person, singular], blastedest [past, second-person, singular], blastest [past, second-person, singular], blasteth [present, singular, third-person], blasted [past, singular, third-person], blaste [past, singular, third-person], blaste [present, singular, subjunctive], blasted [past, singular, subjunctive], blaste [past, singular, subjunctive], blaste [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], blasten [plural, present], blaste [plural, present], blasteden [past, plural], blastede [past, plural], blasten [past, plural], blaste [past, plural], blasteth [imperative, plural, present], blaste [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], blastynge [participle, present], blastende [participle, present], blasted [participle, past], yblasted [participle, past]
  1. To strongly blow or exhale.
    Sense id: en-blasten-enm-verb-gYA9eQx6
  2. To emit fire from one's mouth. Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-blasten-enm-verb-yDEclQOi Disambiguation of Fire: 8 39 14 12 27
  3. (rare) To afflict with noxious breath. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blasten-enm-verb-b8YiQpr0
  4. (rare, of wind) To blast; to gust. Tags: of wind, rare Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-blasten-enm-verb-I1I2O0yB Disambiguation of Wind: 1 2 34 45 18
  5. (rare) To blow on a musical instrument. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-blasten-enm-verb-iTG99xxL Disambiguation of Music: 0 0 11 0 89 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 13 3 78 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 4 9 2 82 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 3 4 9 3 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blaste, blesten

Alternative forms

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          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The House of Fame",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To afflict with noxious breath."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ],
        [
          "noxious",
          "noxious"
        ],
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To afflict with noxious breath."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To blast; to gust."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blast",
          "blast"
        ],
        [
          "gust",
          "gust"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, of wind) To blast; to gust."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of wind",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "Requests for translations of Middle English quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The House of Fame",
          "text": "Toke his blake trumpe faste / And gan to puffen and to blaste.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To blow on a musical instrument."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blow",
          "blow"
        ],
        [
          "musical instrument",
          "musical instrument"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To blow on a musical instrument."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈblastən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "blaste"
    },
    {
      "word": "blesten"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blasten"
}

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