blæcce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to blæc (“black”), presumably from Proto-West Germanic *blakkjā, from *blak (“black”) +‎ *-jā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblæt.t͡ʃe/

Noun

blæċċe f (West Saxon)

  1. blackness
  2. that which is black

Declension
Declension of blæcce (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative blæċċe blæċċan
accusative blæċċan blæċċan
genitive blæċċan blæċċena
dative blæċċan blæċċum

Descendants
  • Middle English: blacche, blecche, bleche, blache

References
  1. “blacche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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