blæcan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, a factitive verb from *blaikaz (“pale”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈblæː.t͡ʃɑn/
Conjugation
Conjugation of blǣċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | blǣċan | blǣċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | blǣċe | blǣcte |
| second person singular | blǣċest, blǣcst | blǣctest |
| third person singular | blǣċeþ, blǣcþ | blǣcte |
| plural | blǣċaþ | blǣcton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | blǣċe | blǣcte |
| plural | blǣċen | blǣcten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | blǣċ | |
| plural | blǣċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| blǣċende | (ġe)blǣċed | |
Descendants
- Middle English: blechen, bleken
- English: bleach
- Scots: bleche, bleitch
- Yola: ee-blighte (ppl.)
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “blǣċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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