blæc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blakaz (burnt, black), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (to shine, burn, scorch); cognate with Old Saxon blac ‘ink’, Old High German blah-; related to Old Norse blakkr ‘dusky, black’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blæk/

Adjective

blæc

  1. black

Declension

Descendants

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.