bleec

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bleːk/

Adjective

blêec (comparative blêker)

pale, colourless

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	blêec	blêke	blêec	blêke
Nominative	Definite	blêke	blêke	blêke	blêke
Accusative		blêken	blêke	blêke	blêke
Genitive		blêecs	blêker	blêecs	blêker
Dative		blêken	blêker	blêken	blêken

Alternative forms

bleic (Limburgish)

Descendants

Dutch: bleek
Limburgish: bleik

Further reading

“bleec”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“bleec”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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