blike

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /blaɪk/
• Rhymes: -aɪk

Verb

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.

Related terms

• blicant
• blick
• blicken
• bleak
• bleach
• bliken

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West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblikə/

Verb

blike

1. to appear

Inflection

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

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