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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blankijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blankijaną.
Verb
*blankijan
- to shine, to blink, to flash
- to cheat, to deceive
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *blankijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *blankidā | |
| Infinitive | *blankijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *blankijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *blankijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *blankijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blankiju | *blankidā |
| 2nd singular | *blankisi | *blankidēs, *blankidōs |
| 3rd singular | *blankiþi | *blankidē, *blankidā |
| 1st plural | *blankijum | *blankidum |
| 2nd plural | *blankiþ | *blankidud |
| 3rd plural | *blankijanþ | *blankidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blankijē | *blankidī |
| 2nd singular | *blankijēs | *blankidī |
| 3rd singular | *blankijē | *blankidī |
| 1st plural | *blankijēm | *blankidīm |
| 2nd plural | *blankijēþ | *blankidīd |
| 3rd plural | *blankijēn | *blankidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *blanki | |
| Plural | *blankiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *blankijandī | *blankid |
Descendants
- Old English: blenċan
- Middle English: blenchen (Midlands, southern)
- English: blench
- Middle English: blenken (northern)
- Scots: blenk
- Middle English: blenchen (Midlands, southern)
- Old Dutch: *blenken
- Middle Dutch: blenken, blinken