blike

B3L1I1K5E1
/blaɪk/

verb

To shine; gleam.

OriginMiddle English bliken ← Old English blīcan ← Proto-West Germanic *blīkan →
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Meanings

verbblike (third-person singular simple present blikes, present participle bliking, simple past bliked or bloke, past participle bliked or bloke or blicken)

present singular third person blikes · participle present bliking · past bliked · past bloke · participle past bliked · participle past bloke · participle past blicken

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo shine; gleam.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-“to shine”
  2. Proto-Germanic*blīkaną“to gleam, shine”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*blīkan
  4. Old Englishblīcan“to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle”
  5. Middle Englishbliken
  6. Englishblike

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blike

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Cite this entry
APA

blike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blike

MLA

“blike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blike.

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