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See also: blasa, Blase, blasé, and blåsa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Verb

blása (third person singular past indicative blásti, third person plural past indicative blást, supine blást)

  1. to blow

Usage notes

In poetic language the form blæs acts as both present and past tense.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

blása (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative blés, third-person plural past indicative blésu, supine blásið)

  1. to blow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.

Verb

blása

  1. to blow
  2. to blow with the mouth
  3. to set in motion by blowing

Conjugation

Conjugation of blása — active (strong class 7)
infinitive blása
present participle blásandi
past participle blásinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular blæs blés blása blésa
2nd person singular blæss blést blásir blésir
3rd person singular blæss blés blási blési
1st person plural blásum blésum blásim blésim
2nd person plural blásið blésuð blásið blésið
3rd person plural blása blésu blási blési
imperative present
2nd person singular blás
1st person plural blásum
2nd person plural blásið
Conjugation of blása — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive blásask
present participle blásandisk
past participle blásizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular blásumk blésumk blásumk blésumk
2nd person singular blæsk blésk blásisk blésisk
3rd person singular blæsk blésk blásisk blésisk
1st person plural blásumsk blésumsk blásimsk blésimsk
2nd person plural blásizk blésuzk blásizk blésizk
3rd person plural blásask blésusk blásisk blésisk
imperative present
2nd person singular blásk
1st person plural blásumsk
2nd person plural blásizk

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “blása”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57; also available at the Internet Archive