blosmen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blostmian; equivalent to blosme +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔsmən/

Verb

blosmen (third-person singular simple present blosmeth, present participle blosmende, blosmynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle blosmed)

  1. To blossom or flower.
  2. To start to thrive.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blosmen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) blosmen, blosme
present tense past tense
1st-person singular blosme blosmed
2nd-person singular blosmest blosmedest
3rd-person singular blosmeth blosmed
subjunctive singular blosme
imperative singular
plural1 blosmen, blosme blosmeden, blosmede
imperative plural blosmeth, blosme
participles blosmynge, blosmende blosmed, yblosmed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: blossom
  • Scots: blossom
References

Etymology 2

From Old English blostman, nominative plural of blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmaniz, nominative plural of *blōstmô; equivalent to blosme +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Verb

blosmen

  1. plural of blosme