blick

English

verb

Definitions

(obsolete) To shine; gleam.

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle) derived from Old English blician inherited from Proto-Germanic *blikōną (sparkle, shine) derived from Old English blīcan (glitter, shine, gleam, sparkle, twinkle, dazzle) derived from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (gleam, shine).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blīkaną

Gloss

gleam, shine

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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