bleikje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

(verb): bleika, bleike, bleikja

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Akin to English bleach.

Verb

bleikje (present tense bleikjer, past tense bleikte, past participle bleikt, passive infinitive bleikjast, present participle bleikjande, imperative bleik)

(transitive) to bleach, whiten

Noun

bleikje f (definite singular bleikja, indefinite plural bleikjer, definite plural bleikjene)

white, thin clouds
(zoology) whiting (UK); merling (Merlangius merlangus)
Synonym: kviting
(zoology) sea trout
Synonym: sjøaure

References

“bleikje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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