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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
we love the web *blījan, *blīwan (“light, glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlī- (“light, pleasant, nice (of weather)”). Akin to Old Frisian blī, blie "colour, hue, complexion" (North Frisian bläy "colour"), Old Saxon blī (“colour, hue, complexion”), Old English blīþe (“glad”).
Pronunciation
- device database: /bleːo/
Noun
blēo n.
Declension
Declension of bleo
Descendants
- English: blee