bleikje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bleika, bleike, bleikja (verb)

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Akin to English bleach.

Verb

bleikje (present tense bleikjer, past tense bleikte, past participle bleikt, passive infinitive bleikjast, present participle bleikjande, imperative bleik)

1. (transitive) to bleach, whiten

Noun

bleikje f (definite singular bleikja, indefinite plural bleikjer, definite plural bleikjene)

1. white, thin clouds
2. (zoology) whiting (UK); merling (Merlangius merlangus)

   Synonym: kviting

3. (zoology) sea trout

   Synonym: sjøaure

References

• “bleikje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.