bloeien

• IPA^(key): /ˈblui̯ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bloei‧en
• Rhymes: -ui̯ən

From Middle Dutch bloeyen, from Old Dutch bluoien, from Proto-West Germanic *blōan, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną.

bloeien

1. (intransitive) to blossom, to bear flowers
2. (intransitive) to grow, develop
3. (intransitive) to flourish, prosper
4. (intransitive, uncommon) to produce a swelling or secretion
5. (intransitive, obsolete) to blush, to redden in the face
6. (intransitive, archaic, of people) to flourish, to be in one's period of maximum activity or influence

   Hij bloeide in de laatste twee decennia van de veertiende eeuw.

   He flourished in the two final decades of the fourteenth century.

• Afrikaans: bloei

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bloeien

1. plural of bloei

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bloeien

1. (archaic) plural of bloed