blike

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English bliken, from Old English blīcan (to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to gleam, shine), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to shine). Compare blick.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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blike (third-person singular simple present blikes, present participle bliking, simple past bliked or bloke, past participle bliked or blicken)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To shine; gleam.
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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian blīka, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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blike

  1. to appear

Inflection

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Strong class 1
infinitive blike
3rd singular past bliek
past participle bleken
infinitive blike
long infinitive bliken
gerund bliken n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular blyk bliek
2nd singular blykst bliekst
3rd singular blykt bliek
plural blike blieken
imperative blyk
participles blikend bleken
Weak class 1
infinitive blike
3rd singular past blykte
past participle blykt
infinitive blike
long infinitive bliken
gerund bliken n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular blyk blykte
2nd singular blykst blyktest
3rd singular blykt blykte
plural blike blykten
imperative blyk
participles blikend blykt

Further reading

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  • blike (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011