blæcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, a factitive verb from *blaikaz (“pale”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblæː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

blǣċan

1. to bleach

Conjugation

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

• Middle English: blechen, bleken
  • English: bleach
  • Scots: bleche, bleitch
  • Yola: ee-blighte (ppl.)

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “blǣċan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.