blick

See also: Blick

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

From a merger two Middle English verbs, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”):

• blikken, blikien, bliken (“to shine gleam”, weak verb), from Old English blician, from Proto-Germanic *blikōną (“to shine, sparkle”). Cognate with Dutch blikken (“to twinkle, turn pale”), German blicken (“to glance, look”), Swedish blicka (“to glance”), Icelandic blíka (“to shine, gleam”).
• blīken (strong verb), from Old English blīcan (“to shine, glitter, gleam”), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”). Cognate with West Frisian blike (“to appear”), Dutch blijken (“to appear”).

Verb

blick (third-person singular simple present blicks, present participle blicking, simple past and past participle blicked)

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

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Blick (“look, glance, twinkle, flash”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German blic, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German blik, blich, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *blikiz (“shine, appearance, look”). Cognate with Dutch blik, Danish blik, Icelandic blik (“gleam, sheen”), Old English blice (“sheen, denuded site”).

Noun

blick (plural blicks)

1. The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

Verb

blick

1. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of blicken.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

blick c

1. look (action of looking)
2. glance
3. gaze

Declension

Declension of blick
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	blick	blicken	blickar	blickarna
Genitive	blicks	blickens	blickars	blickarnas

Related terms

• återblick
• blicka
• ögonblick