blinnen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English blinnan, belinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilinnan; equivalent to bi- +‎ linnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblinən/, /biˈlinən/

Verb

blinnen (chiefly Northern)

  1. (transitive) To stop or end (not continue)
  2. (transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing:
    1. (intransitive) To cease moving; to come to a stop or pause.
    2. (intransitive) To cease talking; to quieten down.
  3. (transitive) To stop or end (cause to stop)

Conjugation

Conjugation of blinnen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed, defective)
infinitive (to) blinnen, blinne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular blinne blan, blinned
2nd-person singular blinnest blanne, blan, blinnedest
3rd-person singular blinneth blan, blinned
subjunctive singular blinne blanne1, blinned1
imperative singular —
plural2 blinnen, blinne blannen, blanne, blinneden, blinnede
imperative plural blinneth, blinne —
participles blinnynge, blinnende —

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: blin (obsolete)
  • Scots: blin (poetic)

References

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