"blekne" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /bleːknə/ Forms: blekner [present], blekna [past], bleknet [past], blekna [participle, past], bleknet [participle, past], bleikne [alternative, uncommon]
Etymology: Inherited from Danish blegne with native Norwegian -k-, from Old Norse blikna. By surface analysis, blek (“pale”) + -ne. Traditionally pronounced /blæɪ̯nə/ in Dano-Norwegian, as still in regne, tegne etc. However, the form with a velar obstruent established itself by analogy with the underlying adjective, which did not have the same pronunciation in Norway, although it does in Denmark, cf. bleg [b̥lɑj]. (The diphthong in the forms bleik, bleikne is of different origin.) Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nb|da|blegne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Danish blegne, {{inh+|nb|da|blegne}} Inherited from Danish blegne, {{der|nb|no||-k-}} Norwegian -k-, {{inh|nb|non|blikna}} Old Norse blikna, {{surface analysis|nb|blek|-ne|t1=pale}} By surface analysis, blek (“pale”) + -ne Head templates: {{nb-verb-1}} blekne (present tense blekner, past tense blekna or bleknet, past participle blekna or bleknet)
  1. to grow pale
    Sense id: en-blekne-nb-verb-CaEKDZp4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 36 31
  2. (of colour) to fade
    Sense id: en-blekne-nb-verb-meBbzE29 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 36 31
  3. (figurative) to fade, grow weak, be slowly forgotten Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-blekne-nb-verb-gbFfeRoV Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 36 31
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