bleken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Related to bleek. Compare German bleichen, English bleach, Danish blege.

Verb

bleken

1. To bleach

Conjugation

Conjugation of bleken (weak)

infinitive	bleken
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bleek	bleekte
2nd person singular	bleekt	bleekte
3rd person singular	bleekt	bleekte
plural	bleken	bleekten
subjunctive sing.1	bleke	bleekte
subjunctive plur.1	bleken	bleekten
imperative sing.	bleek
imperative plur.1	bleekt
participles	blekend	(hebben) gebleekt
1)Archaic.

Related terms

• bleek

Etymology 2

Verb

bleken

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of blijken