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Old English · verb

blencan

Normalised blenċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈblen.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈblen · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
blenchcheatdeceive

Meaning

  1. to deceive

  2. to cheat

    He wrenċeþ and blenċeþ.

    He deceives and cheats.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular blenċeblencte
2nd singular blenċestblencstblenctest
3rd singular blenċeþblencþblencte
Plural blenċaþblencton
Subjunctive
Singular blenċeblencte
Plural blenċenblencten
Non-finite forms of blencan
Form
Infinitive blenċan
Inflected infinitive blenċenne
Imperative singular blenċ
Imperative plural blenċaþ
Present participle blenċende
Past participle blenċedġeblenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blankijan, from Proto-Germanic *blankijaną (“to glimmer; deceive”), whence also Old Norse blekkja (“to deceive; to impose upon”) (Icelandic blekkja).

Descendants

blench

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