eldertongue

Old English · noun

blæcce

Normalised blæċċe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈblæt.t͡ʃe/
Syllables
ˈblæt · t͡ʃe (2 syllables)
Modern English
blacknessblatchbletch

Meaning

  1. blackness

  2. that which is black

Declension

Declension of blæcce
SingularPlural
Nominative blæċċeblæċċan
Accusative blæċċanblæċċan
Genitive blæċċanblæċċena
Dative blæċċanblæċċum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Related to blæc (“black”), presumably from Proto-West Germanic *blakkjā, from *blak (“black”) + *-jā.

Descendants

blatch, bletch

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