bliken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *blīcan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną, *blīkijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliːkən/

Verb

bliken

1. to shine, to glitter
2. to appear (come into sight)
3. to appear (have a certain appearance)
4. to show, to demonstrate
5. to be evident

Inflection

Conjugation of bliken (strong class 1)

infinitive	base form	bliken
	genitive	blikens
	dative	blikene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		blike	blêec		blike	blēke
2nd person singular		blijcs, blikes	blēecs, blēkes		blijcs, blikes	blēkes
3rd person singular		blijct, bliket	blêec		blike	blēke
1st person plural		bliken	blēken		bliken	blēken
2nd person plural		blijct, bliket	blēect, blēket		blijct, bliket	blēket
3rd person plural		bliken	blēken		bliken	blēken
		imperative
singular		blijc, blike
plural		blijct, bliket
		present	past
participle		blikende	geblēken

Derived terms

• blikelijc
• gebliken
• ontbliken
• verbliken
• wēderbliken

Descendants

• Dutch: blijken
  • Afrikaans: blyk
• Limburgish: blieke

Further reading

• “bliken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bliken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blikien, blikken

Etymology

From Old English blīcan or from Old Norse blikna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliːkən/, /ˈblikən/

Verb

bliken

1. To become pale; shine.

Descendants

• English: blike, blick

References

• “blī̆ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “bliken”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “bliken”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.