Etymology

blown

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Today it means: Distended, swollen, or inflated. Full definition →

Middle English blawen ← Old English blāƿen
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  1. Old English · derived fromblāwan
  2. Old English · inherited fromblāƿen
  3. Middle English · inherited fromblawen
  4. English todayblown

From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, blāwen, past participle of Old English blāwan. Morphologically blow + -n.

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