blæcce in Old English

IPA: /ˈblæt.t͡ʃe/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Related to blæc (“black”), presumably from Proto-West Germanic *blakkjā, from *blak (“black”) + *-jā. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*blakkjā}} Proto-West Germanic *blakkjā, {{af|gmw-pro|*blak|*-jā|nocat=1|t1=black}} *blak (“black”) + *-jā Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=blæċċe|head2=|sort=}} blæċċe f, {{ang-noun|f|head=blæċċe}} blæċċe f, {{tlb|ang|West Saxon}} (West Saxon) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|blæċċ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|blæċċe|blæċċan|blæċċan|blæċċan|blæċċan|blæċċena|blæċċan|blæċċum|num=|title=|type=weak feminine (n-stem)}} Forms: blæċċe [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], blæċċe [nominative, singular], blæċċan [nominative, plural], blæċċan [accusative, singular], blæċċan [accusative, plural], blæċċan [genitive, singular], blæċċena [genitive, plural], blæċċan [dative, singular], blæċċum [dative, plural], *bleċċe [alternative, Mercian]

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}

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  "word": "blæcce"
}

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"blæcce" meaning in Old English

Noun