blacian

Old English

Etymology

From blāc (pale, shining, white) + -ian, alternatively spelt blǣċ, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz. Compare Old Norse bleikr (pale), Faroese bleikur (pale), Icelandic bleikur (pale), Danish bleg (pale), Norwegian Bokmål blek (pale) (also bleik), Norwegian Nynorsk bleik (pale), Swedish blek (pale), Dutch bleek (pale), German bleich (pale), German Low German bleek (pale).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

blācian

  1. to become pale

Conjugation

Descendants

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