blike

English

Etymology

From Middle English bliken, from Old English blīcan (“to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Compare blick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaɪk/
• Rhymes: -aɪk

Verb

blike (third-person singular simple present blikes, present participle bliking, simple past bliked or bloke, past participle bliked or blicken)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To shine; gleam.

Related terms

• blicant
• blick
• blicken
• bleak
• bleach
• bliken

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian blīka, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblikə/

Verb

blike

1. to appear

Inflection

Strong class 1
infinitive	blike
3rd singular past	bliek
past participle	bleken
infinitive	blike
long infinitive	bliken
gerund	bliken n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	blyk	bliek
2nd singular	blykst	bliekst
clitic form	blyksto	blieksto
3rd singular	blykt	bliek
plural	blike	blieken
imperative	blyk
participles	blikend	bleken

Weak class 1
infinitive	blike
3rd singular past	blykte
past participle	blykt
infinitive	blike
long infinitive	bliken
gerund	bliken n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	blyk	blykte
2nd singular	blykst	blyktest
clitic form	blyksto	blyktesto
3rd singular	blykt	blykte
plural	blike	blykten
imperative	blyk
participles	blikend	blykt

Further reading

• “blike (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011