Old English · verb
blican
Normalised blīcan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /ˈbliː.kɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈbliː · kɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- blikedazzleglittertwinklesparkle
Meaning
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to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle
Þonne semninga on Syne beorg sūþanēastan sunnan lēoma cymeð of sċyppende sċȳnan lēohtor þonne hit men mæġen mōdum āhyċġan, beorhte blīcan, þonne bearn godes þurh heofona ġehleodu hider ōðȳweð.
Then forthwith, on Zion hill, the bright light of the Sun will come from the Lord, from the southeast, brighter than anyone could think in minds, shine brightly, then the child of God will show themselves hither through the arcs of the heavens.
10th century, Christ III:
Conjugation
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”).
Descendants
blike
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