blicken

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English bliknen ("to glitter, grow pale"), from Old Norse blíkna. Influenced by Middle English bliken ("to shine"), from Old English blīcan ("to shine, glitter, gleam"). More at blike, blick.

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