blåsa

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Swedish blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse

blåsa

1. to blow

• blåse

Inherited from Old Norse blása.

blåsa (present tense blåser or blæs, past tense blåste or bles, supine blåst or blåse, past participle blåst or blåsen, present participle blåsande, imperative blås)

1. to blow

   blåsa opp ― to inflate, blow up

   blåsa ut lysa ― to blow out the candles

2. to play a wind instrument

• blåst
• glasblåsing
• blåseinstrument
• sandblåsa

• “blåsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse blása (“to blow”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Elfdalian blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse

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blåsa c

1. a bleb, a bubble
2. (anatomy) a bladder, a vesica
3. (medicine) a blister, a bulla
4. (colloquial) a party dress

• blåshals
• blåshalskörtel
• blåskatarr
• blåstång

blåsa (present blåser, preterite blåste, supine blåst, imperative blås)

1. to blow; to produce an air current
   1. (metonymic) to perform a breathalyser test

      Jag fick blåsa idag på väg till jobbet.

      I got breathalysed on my way to work today.

2. to blow; to be propelled by, or to propel by, an air current
3. to blow; to create or shape by blowing; as in blåsa bubblor (blow bubbles), blåsa glas (blow glass)
4. (music) to play (a wind instrument)
5. (colloquial) to dupe, diddle, hoodwink

   Han blev blåst på pengar

   He was cheated out of money

   Jag tror de blåste dig

   I think they pulled a fast one on you

• blåsbälg
• blåshål
• blåsinstrument
• blåslampa
• blåsorkester
• blåsrör
• blåsväder
• visselblåsare

• blåsa in Svensk ordbok.