Old English · noun
blanca
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈblɑn.kɑ/[ˈblɑŋ.kɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈblɑn · kɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- white
Meaning
-
white (or grey) horse
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blankō, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine, white”). Compare Old High German blancros (“white horse”), Old French blanke (“sheep”), Old Norse blakkr (“horse, steed”), Old Norse Blanka (“the mythical horse of Thideric (Dietrich) of Bern”).
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