blæcan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, a factitive verb from *blaikaz (“pale”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]blǣċan
- to bleach
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of blǣċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | blǣċan | blǣċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | blǣċe | blǣcte |
| second person singular | blǣċest, blǣcst | blǣctest |
| third person singular | blǣċeþ, blǣcþ | blǣcte |
| plural | blǣċaþ | blǣcton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | blǣċe | blǣcte |
| plural | blǣċen | blǣcten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | blǣċ | |
| plural | blǣċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| blǣċende | (ġe)blǣċed | |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “blǣċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.