Ge-blówan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-blówan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ge-blówan

p. -bleów , pl. -bleówon; pp. -blówen [ge-, blówan to blow] To blow, flourish, bloom, blossom; flōrēre, efflōrēre :-- Wyrt geblóweþ herba flōreat, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Ðæt gé on his wícum wel geblówan in atriis dŏmus Dei nostri flōrēbunt, 91, 12. Se æðela feld wrídaþ underwolcnum, wynnum geblówen the noble field flourishes under the skies, blooming with delights, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 18; Ph. 27: 56 b; Th. 200, 27; Ph: 47. Geseh he geblówene bearwas, blǽdum gehrodene he saw blooming groves, adorned with blossoms, Andr. Kmbl. 2894; An. 1450: Exon. 51a; Th. 178, 25; Gu. 1249. He geseah geblówen treów wæstm-berende he saw a full-blown tree bearing fruit, Blickl. Homl. 245, 8. ge-blowan

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