blike

English

Etymology

From Middle English bliken, from Old English blīcan (“to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with West Frisian blike, Dutch blijken, German bleichen, Swedish blika, Icelandic blíkja. Related to blick.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪk

Verb

blike (third-person singular simple present blikes, present participle bliking, simple past bliked or bloke, past participle bliked or blicken)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To shine; gleam.
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