"blay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English *blaye, *bleye, from Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with German Bleie, Bleihe (“blay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*blaye}} Middle English *blaye, {{m|enm|*bleye}} *bleye, {{inh|en|ang|blǣġe|t=blay, bleak, gudgeon}} Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*blaigijǭ|t=blay, bleak, gudgeon}} Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰleyk-|t=to shine}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”), {{cog|de|Bleie}} German Bleie, {{m|de|Bleihe|t=blay}} Bleihe (“blay”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} blay (plural blays)
  1. The bleak (fish). Categories (lifeform): Cyprinids

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