bleikje
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Akin to English bleach.
Verb edit
bleikje (present tense bleikjer, past tense bleikte, past participle bleikt, passive infinitive bleikjast, present participle bleikjande, imperative bleik)
- (transitive) to bleach, whiten
Noun edit
bleikje f (definite singular bleikja, indefinite plural bleikjer, definite plural bleikjene)
- white, thin clouds
- (zoology) whiting (UK); merling (Merlangius merlangus)
- Synonym: kviting
- (zoology) sea trout
- Synonym: sjøaure
References edit
- “bleikje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.