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blike

Pronunciation: /blaɪk/

The English word “blike” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To shine; gleam.

Etymology

From Middle English bliken, from Old English blīcan (“to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Compare blick.

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