blay

See also: Blay and blaþ

English

Etymology

From Middle English *blaye, *bleye, from Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *blaigijā, from Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with West Frisian blei, Dutch blei, German Bleie, Bleihe (“blay”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

blay (plural blays)

1. The bleak (fish).

Translations

bleak — see bleak

Anagrams

• -ably, Alby, ably