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blyscan

Pronunciation: /ˈblyʃ.ʃɑn/

“blyscan” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to redden

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną, from *blasǭ (“burning candle; torch”) or alternatively from *bluskijaną, from *blusjǭ (“torch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.

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