Reconstruction:Old English/blerian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“light, pale, white-patched”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbler.jɑn/, [ˈblerˠ.jɑn]

Verb

*blerian

1. (transitive) to lighten, make pale

Conjugation

Conjugation of *blerian (weak class 1)

infinitive	*blerian	*blerienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*blerie	*blerede
second person singular	*blerest	*bleredest
third person singular	*blereþ	*blerede
plural	*bleriaþ	*bleredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*blerie	*blerede
plural	*blerien	*blereden
imperative
singular	*blere
plural	*bleriaþ
participle	present	past
	*bleriende	(ġe)*blered

Derived terms

• āblerian
• bleriġ

Related terms

• blase

Descendants

• Middle English: bleren
  • English: blear, blur
  • Scots: blere, bleir, blore, bloar