"blaw" meaning in Scots

See blaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: blaws [present, singular, third-person], blawin [participle, present], blew [past], blawen [participle, past]
Etymology: From Northern Middle English blawe, from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”). More at English blow. Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-|id=blow}}, {{inh|sco|enm-nor|blawe}} Northern Middle English blawe, {{inh|sco|ang|blāwan}} Old English blāwan, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*blāan}} Proto-West Germanic *blāan, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*blēaną|t=to blow}} Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”), {{cog|en|blow}} English blow Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blaws, {{sco-verb/getPresP|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blawin, {{sco-verb/getPast|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blew, {{sco-verb/getPastP|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blawen, {{sco-verb/getPast|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blew, {{sco-verb/getPast|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blew, {{sco-verb/getPastP|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blawen, {{sco-verb/getPast|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blew, {{sco-verb/getPastP|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blawen, {{sco-verb/getPastP|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blawen, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|blaws|present participle|blawin|simple past|blew|past participle|blawen|head=}} blaw (third-person singular simple present blaws, present participle blawin, simple past blew, past participle blawen), {{sco-verb|blaws|blawin|blew|blawen}} blaw (third-person singular simple present blaws, present participle blawin, simple past blew, past participle blawen)
  1. to blow
    Sense id: en-blaw-sco-verb-rHj~HNDI Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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