blike

Meaning

Verb

To shine; gleam.

Origin

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

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