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bleka

“bleka” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the fish pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

verb

  1. to bleach; to make whiter or paler

Etymology

From Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from *blaikaz, whence also blek.

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