Old English · verb

blyscan

Part of speech: verb
IPA: /ˈblyʃ.ʃɑn/
Syllables: ˈblyʃ · ʃɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

to redden

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną, from *blasǭ (“burning candle; torch”) or alternatively from *bluskijaną, from *blusjǭ (“torch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.

Descendants

blush

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