bliken

English

Etymology

From Middle English bliknen, from Middle English bliken (“to bille”) or from Old Norse blikna. More at blike, blick.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪkən

Verb

bliken (third-person singular simple present blikens, present participle blikening, simple past and past participle blikened)

  1. (intransitive) to become pale; shine.

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną, *blīkijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliːkən/

Verb

bliken

  1. to shine, to glitter
  2. to appear (come into sight)
  3. to appear (have a certain appearance)
  4. to show, to demonstrate
  5. to be evident

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive bliken
3rd sg. past blêec
3rd pl. past blēken
Past participle geblēken
Infinitive bliken
In genitive blikens
In dative blikene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular blike blêec
2nd singular blijcs, blikes blēecs, blēkes
3rd singular blijct, bliket blêec
1st plural bliken blēken
2nd plural blijct, bliket blēect, blēket
3rd plural bliken blēken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular blike blēke
2nd singular blijcs, blikes blēkes
3rd singular blike blēke
1st plural bliken blēken
2nd plural blijct, bliket blēket
3rd plural bliken blēken
Imperative Present
Singular blijc, blike
Plural blijct, bliket
Present Past
Participle blikende geblēken

Derived terms

  • blikelijc
  • gebliken
  • ontbliken
  • verbliken
  • wēderbliken

Descendants

Further reading

  • “bliken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “bliken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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