blac
Middle English
Old English
FWOTD – 2 September 2014
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blaik, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɑːk/
Adjective
blāc (comparative blācra, superlative blācost)
- pale
- c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Hē hæfde blæc feax, blācne andwlitan, and medmiċele nose þynne.
- He had black hair, a pale face, and a small, thin nose.
- c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
Declension of blāc — Strong
Declension of blāc — Weak
Derived terms
See also
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