blinnen

Middle English

blinnen (chiefly Northern)

(transitive) To stop or end (not continue)
(transitive) To cease or abandon; to stop doing:
1. (intransitive) To cease moving; to come to a stop or pause.
2. (intransitive) To cease talking; to quieten down.
(transitive) To stop or end (cause to stop)

Conjugation of blinnen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed, defective)

infinitive	(to) blinnen, blinne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blinne	blan, blinned
2nd-person singular	blinnest	blanne, blan, blinnedest
3rd-person singular	blinneth	blan, blinned
subjunctive singular	blinne	blanne¹, blinned¹
imperative singular	blinne	—

plural²	blinnen, blinne	blannen, blanne, blinneden, blinnede
imperative plural	blinneth, blinne	—

participles	blinnynge, blinnende	—

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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