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blika
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to shine, gleam”).
Noun
blika f (genitive singular bliku, nominative plural blikur)
- cirrostratus, rain cloud
- Synonym: skýjablika
- a veil of clouds (as can cover the sun)
Declension
Derived terms
- blikur á lofti
- lítast á blikuna
- þokukennd blika (“cirrostratus nebulosus”)
- þráðablika (“cirrostratus fibratus”)
Etymology 2
Verb
blika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blikaði, supine blikað)
- to gleam, twinkle
- (of the air or sky or impersonal) to look as if heavy weather is coming
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Etymology 3
Noun
blika n
Etymology 4
Noun
blika m
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Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”).
Verb
*blīka
- to appear
Conjugation
Descendants
- West Frisian: blyckjen, blike
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