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blǽcan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
blǽcan, blǽcean; p. de; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§134;
To BLEACH, whiten, fade; pallidum colorem inducere, albicare
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  • Blǽced

    bleached,

      Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 27; Rä. 29, 5.
  • Ne mæg ne sunne blǽcan

    no sun can bleach,

      Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 20: blǽcean, note 20.
Derived forms
DER. blícan.
Linked entries
v.  blǽc.
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