bleo

Old English

Alternative forms

bleoh, blīo, blioh

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blīwą (“light, glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlī- (“light, pleasant, nice (of weather)”). Akin to Old Frisian blī, blie "colour, hue, complexion" (North Frisian bläy "colour"), Old Saxon blī (“colour, hue, complexion”), Old English blīþe (“glad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bleːo̯/

Noun

blēo n

colour, hue
complexion

Declension

Declension of bleo

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	blēo	blēo, blēoh
accusative	blēo	blēo, blēoh
genitive	blēos	blēo
dative	blēo	blēom

Descendants

Middle English: bleo, ble, blee
- Scots: ble, blee, blie
- English: blee, bly

See also

dēah
hīw

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