blasten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English blǣstan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną; equivalent to blast +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

blasten

  1. To strongly blow or exhale.
  2. To emit fire from one's mouth.
  3. (rare) To afflict with noxious breath.
  4. (rare, of wind) To blast; to gust.
  5. (rare) To blow on a musical instrument.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blasten (weak in -ed/-te)
infinitive (to) blasten, blaste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular blaste blasted, blaste
2nd-person singular blastest blastedest, blastest
3rd-person singular blasteth blasted, blaste
subjunctive singular blaste
imperative singular
plural1 blasten, blaste blasteden, blastede, blasten, blaste
imperative plural blasteth, blaste
participles blastynge, blastende blasted, blast, yblasted, yblast

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: blast
  • Scots: blast

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