blowynge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English blāwung; equivalent to blowen (“to blow”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
- bloweing, blowing, blowinge, blowyng, bloynge
- blawyng (Northern)
- blawing, blawunge (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɔu̯inɡ(ə)/
- (early or Northern) IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯inɡ(ə)/
Noun
blowynge (plural blowynges)
- Breathing, respiration (the movement of air in and out of the mouth).
- The blowing (of horns); sounding (of music).
- The blowing of a fire (to strengthen it).
- (rare) Blowing (the movement of wind or air).
- (rare) The process of working or refining metal.
- (rare, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of a body part.
Descendants
References
- “blouing, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 July 2018.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old English blāwende; equivalent to blowen (“to blow”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɔu̯inɡ(ə)/
- (early or Northern) IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯inɡ(ə)/
Verb
blowynge
- present participle of blowen (“to blow”)
Descendants
- English: blowing
- Scots: blawin
Etymology 3
From blowen (“to blossom”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
Noun
blowynge
- blooming, blossoming (of flowers)
References
- “blouing, ger.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 July 2018.