See also: Blechen

German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛçn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ble‧chen
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Verb

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blechen (weak, third-person singular present blecht, past tense blechte, past participle geblecht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to cough up, to fork out, hand over (i.e. money)
    Synonyms: bezahlen, berappen, brennen, löhnen, pecken, zahlen

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Further reading

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  • blechen” in Duden online
  • blechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • blechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English blǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.

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Verb

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blechen

  1. To bleach (cloth).

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Descendants

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  • English: bleach
  • Scots: bleche, bleitch
  • Yola: ee-blighte (ppl.)

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