blusschen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From earlier blesschen. Equivalent to be- + lesschen, but with loss of the unstressed vowel of the unstressed syllable.
Verb
blusschen
- to extinguish, to put out
- to quench
- to stop, to put an end to
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | blusschen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | blusschens | ||||||
| dative | blusschene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | blussche | — | blussche | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | bluschs, blussches | — | bluschs, blussches | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | bluscht, blusschet | — | blussche | — | |||
| 1st person plural | blusschen | — | blusschen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | bluscht, blusschet | — | bluscht, blusschet | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | blusschen | — | blusschen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | blusch, blussche | ||||||
| plural | bluscht, blusschet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | blusschende | — | |||||
Alternative forms
- blesschen
Derived terms
- blusschere
- geblusschen
- verblusschen
Descendants
Further reading
- “bleschen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blusschen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN