blása
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)
- 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
- IPA(key): /ˈplauːsa/
- Rhymes: -auːsa
Verb
blása (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative blés, third-person plural past indicative blésu, supine blásið)
- to blow
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- blástur
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.
Verb
blása
- to blow
- to blow with the mouth
- (transitive, with dative) to set in motion by blowing
Conjugation
Conjugation of blása — active (strong class 7)
| infinitive | blása | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | blásandi | |
| past participle | blásinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | blæs | blés |
| 2nd-person singular | blæss | blést |
| 3rd-person singular | blæss | blés |
| 1st-person plural | blásum | blésum |
| 2nd-person plural | blásið | blésuð |
| 3rd-person plural | blása | blésu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | blása | blésa |
| 2nd-person singular | blásir | blésir |
| 3rd-person singular | blási | blési |
| 1st-person plural | blásim | blésim |
| 2nd-person plural | blásið | blésið |
| 3rd-person plural | 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 | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | blásumk | blésumk |
| 2nd-person singular | blæsk | blésk |
| 3rd-person singular | blæsk | blésk |
| 1st-person plural | blásumsk | blésumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | blásizk | blésuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | blásask | blésusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | blásumk | blésumk |
| 2nd-person singular | blásisk | blésisk |
| 3rd-person singular | blásisk | blésisk |
| 1st-person plural | blásimsk | blésimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | blásizk | blésizk |
| 3rd-person plural | blásisk | blésisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | blásk | |
| 1st-person plural | blásumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | blásizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: blása
- Faroese: blása
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: blåse
- Norwegian Nynorsk: blåsa, blåse
- Old Danish: blǣsæ
- Danish: blæse
- Old Swedish: blāsa
- Swedish: blåsa
- Elfdalian: blåsa
- Gutnish: blase
- Scanian: blæsa
References
- blása in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.