blaken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch blāken, from Old Dutch *blakon, from Proto-West Germanic *blakōn, from Proto-Germanic *blakōną, related to *blaikaz (“white, pale”). Cognate with German Low German blaken (“to smoke”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editblaken
- (intransitive) to scorch, blaze
- (intransitive, figuratively) to be extremely good, to be full of (something)
- in blakende gezondheid zijn
- to be in perfect health
Conjugation
editConjugation of blaken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | blaken | |||
past singular | blaakte | |||
past participle | geblaakt | |||
infinitive | blaken | |||
gerund | blaken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | blaak | blaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | blaakt, blaak2 | blaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | blaakt | blaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | blaakt | blaakte | ||
3rd person singular | blaakt | blaakte | ||
plural | blaken | blaakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | blake | blaakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | blaken | blaakten | ||
imperative sing. | blaak | |||
imperative plur.1 | blaakt | |||
participles | blakend | geblaakt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Low German blaken, from Middle Low German blāken, blaken (“to burn, smoke, glow”), from Proto-West Germanic *blakōn, from Proto-Germanic *blakōną, related to *blaikaz (“white, pale”). Cognate with Dutch blaken.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editblaken (weak, third-person singular present blakt, past tense blakte, past participle geblakt, auxiliary haben)
- to burn turbulently or with a lot of smoke and smut (like a dying candle)
- eine blakende Kerze ― a dying candle
- 2001, Winfried Georg Sebald, Austerlitz, Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer Verlag, →ISBN, page 293:
- Wie Schiffe trieben in der Düsternis die Schemen der Kraftwerke, in denen die Braunkohle glühte, kalkfarbene Quader, Kühltürme mit gezackten Kronen, hochaufragende Schlote, über denen weiß gegen den in krankhaften Farben gestriemten westlichen Himmel die reglosen Rauchfahnen standen. Nur an der nachtfahlen Seite des Firmaments zeigten sich ein paar Sterne, rußig blakende Lichter, die eines um das andere ausgingen und Schorfspuren zurückließen in den Bahnen, durch die sie immer gezogen sind.
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Conjugation
editinfinitive | blaken | ||||
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present participle | blakend | ||||
past participle | geblakt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich blake | wir blaken | i | ich blake | wir blaken |
du blakst | ihr blakt | du blakest | ihr blaket | ||
er blakt | sie blaken | er blake | sie blaken | ||
preterite | ich blakte | wir blakten | ii | ich blakte1 | wir blakten1 |
du blaktest | ihr blaktet | du blaktest1 | ihr blaktet1 | ||
er blakte | sie blakten | er blakte1 | sie blakten1 | ||
imperative | blak (du) blake (du) |
blakt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *blakon, from Proto-West Germanic *blakōn, from Proto-Germanic *blakōną, related to *blaikaz (“white, pale”).
Verb
editblāken
- to burn
- to catch fire
- to glow, to shine
Inflection
editWeak | ||
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Infinitive | blāken | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | blāken | |
In genitive | blākens | |
In dative | blākene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | blāke | — |
2nd singular | blāecs, blākes | — |
3rd singular | blāect, blāket | — |
1st plural | blāken | — |
2nd plural | blāect, blāket | — |
3rd plural | blāken | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | blāke | — |
2nd singular | blāecs, blākes | — |
3rd singular | blāke | — |
1st plural | blāken | — |
2nd plural | blāect, blāket | — |
3rd plural | blāken | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | blāec, blāke | |
Plural | blāect, blāket | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | blākende | — |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “blaken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blaken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
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editblaken
- Alternative form of bloken
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