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Old English · verb

blerian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbler.jɑn/
[ˈblerˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈbler · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
blearblurlighten

Meaning

  1. to lighten, make pale

Conjugation

Conjugation of blerian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular blerieblerede
2nd singular blerestbleredest
3rd singular blereþblerede
Plural bleriaþbleredon
Subjunctive
Singular blerieblerede
Plural blerienblereden
Non-finite forms of blerian
Form
Infinitive blerian
Inflected infinitive blerienne
Imperative singular blere
Imperative plural bleriaþ
Present participle bleriende

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“light, pale, white-patched”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Descendants

blear, blur

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