blinnen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- belynne, bilinne, blin, blinne, blyn, blynne, blynnyn, bylynne
- (early) blinnenn
Etymology
From Old English blinnan, belinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilinnan; equivalent to bi- + linnen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblinən/, /biˈlinən/
Verb
blinnen (chiefly Northern)
- (transitive) To stop or end (not continue)
- (transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing:
- (intransitive) To cease moving; to come to a stop or pause.
- (intransitive) To cease talking; to quieten down.
- (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 | — | — | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: blin (obsolete)
- Scots: blin (poetic)
References
- “bilinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “blinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.