Infinitive
blęsti
Supine
blęstъ
L-participle
blędlъ
Verbal Noun
blędenьje
Aorist
| 1st sing. | blędъ; blędoxъ |
| 2nd sing. | blęde |
| 3rd sing. | blęde |
| 1st dual | blędově; blędoxově |
| 2nd dual | blędeta; blędosta |
| 3rd dual | blędete; blędoste |
| 1st plur. | blędomъ; blędoxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | blędete; blędoste |
| 3rd plur. | blędǫ; blędošę |
Present
| 1st sing. | blędǫ |
| 2nd sing. | blędeši |
| 3rd sing. | blędetь |
| 1st dual | blędevě |
| 2nd dual | blędeta |
| 3rd dual | blędete |
| 1st plur. | blędemъ |
| 2nd plur. | blędete |
| 3rd plur. | blędǫtь |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | blęděaxъ |
| 2nd sing. | blęděaše |
| 3rd sing. | blęděaše |
| 1st dual | blęděaxově |
| 2nd dual | blęděašeta |
| 3rd dual | blęděašete |
| 1st plur. | blęděaxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | blęděašete |
| 3rd plur. | blęděaxǫ |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | blędi |
| 3rd sing. | blędi |
| 1st dual | blęděvě |
| 2nd dual | blęděta |
| 1st plur. | blęděmъ |
| 2nd plur. | blęděte |
Future
Verbs conjugated like blęsti
blęsti,
Etymology
1. Per Fraenkel, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blenstei, typically derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to blend, to stir”). Baltic cognates include Lithuanian blę̃sti (“to add ingredients and stir; to babble nonsense”), possibly Latvian bliêzt (“to struggle to perceive”).
2. Alternative hypotheses suggest expressive or onomatopoeic origin:
3. * Machek: Related to Lithuanian blódėti (“to babble”), Latvian bladēt (“id.”), possible also Ancient Greek φλέδων (phlédōn, “babbler”), φληνύω (phlēnúō, “to babble”) (per Beekes, probably of Pre-Greek origin).
4. * Seebold: From Proto-Indo-European *mlendʰ-, an extention of *(s)mel- (“false, erroneous”) (whence Lithuanian mẽlas (“lie”)) or *melh₂- (“to grind”).
Verbs referencing "blęsti"
Old Church Slavonic
блѧсти, Serbo-Croatian
blesti, Slovene
blesti, Serbo-Croatian
блести, Serbo-Croatian
blenuti, Serbo-Croatian
бленути, Lithuanian
blęsti.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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