Dutch

Verb

blaren

1. (transitive) to blister, to cause blisters

   De gesel blaart de naakte huid zo ongenadig als een toorts.‎

   The scourge blisters the naked skin as mercilessly as a torch.

2. (intransitive) To get/show blisters

Inflection

Etymology 2

Alternative form of blèren. Comparable and possibly cognate with German plärren (from Middle High German blēren).

Verb

blaren

1. (intransitive) to bleat, cry like a sheep, goat or calf
2. (intransitive) to make a loud and silly sound, whether speech, song or gibberish

Inflection

Synonyms

• blaten
• bulken

Derived terms

• geblaar

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

blaren

1. Plural form of blaar ‎(“blister, disease”)

Noun

blaren

1. (dated) Plural form of blad ‎(“leaf”)