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Webster 1913 Edition
Blek
{
, Bleck
,Blek
}Verb.
T.
To blacken; also, to defile.
[Obs. or Dial.]
Wyclif.
Definition 2025
blek
blek
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bleikr
Alternative forms
Adjective
blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)
Etymology 2
Verb
blek
- imperative of bleke
References
- “blek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blek (comparative blekare, superlative blekast)
- pale (light in color)
- livid, pallid, bleak
- ficitional, mendacious
Declension
| Inflection of blek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | blek | blekare | blekast |
| Neuter singular | blekt | blekare | blekast |
| Plural | bleka | blekare | blekast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bleke | blekare | blekaste |
| All | bleka | blekare | blekaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
Verb
blek
- imperative of bleka.