Etymology

blatch

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Today it means: Blacking, blackening. Full definition →

Middle English blacche ← Old English blæċċe
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blatch · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromblæċċe“black matter”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromblacche“black pigment or dye; black colour; black individual”
  3. English todayblatch

From Middle English blacche (“black pigment or dye; black colour; black individual”), from Old English blæċċe (“black matter”).

blatch · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromblacchen
  2. English todayblatch

From Middle English blacchen, from the noun above.

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