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See also: Blechen
German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
blechen (weak, third-person singular present blecht, past tense blechte, past participle geblecht, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to cough up, to fork out, hand over (i.e. money)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English blǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
blechen
- To bleach (cloth).
Conjugation
1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: bleach
- Scots: bleche, bleitch
- Yola: ee-blighte (ppl.)
References
- “blēchen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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