different between blown vs blowen

English

Etymology

From Middle English blawen, from Old English bl??en, bl?wen, past participle of Old English bl?wan.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bl??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /blo?n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Adjective

blown (not comparable)

1. distended, swollen or inflated

2. panting and out of breath
3. (of glass) Formed by blowing
4. Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
5. (obsolete) stale; worthless
6. Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
7. (automotive) Given a hot rod blower.

Derived terms

• endblown
• full-blown
• sideblown

Translations

Verb

blown

1. past participle of blow

Derived terms

• blown flap

English

Noun

blowen (plural blowens)

1. (obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.
   • 1840, Regular Slangsman, The Flash Mirror, Or, Kiddy's Cabinet (page 12)

     Poll Strokem, an old blowen, well known about the streets of London, was continually crying; see her whenever you would, she was all snot and slobber, like a calf's head on a hot summer's day […]

Synonyms

• blowess

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bl?wan, from Proto-Germanic *bl?an?.

Alternative forms

• blawen, blowyn, bloawen, blowe, blow, blouen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?u??n/
• (Northern ME) IPA^(key): /?bl?u?(?n)/

Verb

blowen

2. To blow; to produce a current of air:
   1. To blow as to eliminate or remove; to blow away or blow off.
   2. To breathe out; to emit air out of the mouth while breathing.
   3. To blow upon a musical instrument as to produce a sound.
   4. To inhale; to breathe in (something).
   5. To blow upon a fire to intensify it; to intensify.
   6. To blow up; to blow as to cause the inflation of something.
   7. To gasp, to struggle to breath.
3. To introduce a disease or illness by breathing.
4. To perform the smelting of metal.
5. To make a sound, especially flatulence.
6. To talk crudely and proudly; to insult.
7. To announce, to proclaim, to spread news.
8. (rare) To be shifted around by the wind.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• blower
• blowyng

Descendants

• English: blow
  • Northumbrian: blaa
• Scots: blaw

References

• “blouen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.

Etymology 2

From Old English bl?wan, from Proto-Germanic *bl?an?.

Alternative forms

• blowe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?u??n/

Verb

blowen

2. To blossom; to flower.

3. (figuratively) To grow, to flourish.

Conjugation

Usage notes

This verb is occasionally weak, but usually remains strong, probably due to influence from Etymology 1.

Derived terms

• blowyng

Descendants

• English: blow

References

• “blouen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.