blæc

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blæk/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt, black”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to shine, burn, scorch”). Cognate with Old Saxon blac (“ink”), Old High German blah-; related to Old Norse blakkr (“dusky, black”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

blæc

  1. black
Declension
Declension of blæc — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative blæc blacu, blaco blæc
Accusative blæcne blace blæc
Genitive blaces blæcre blaces
Dative blacum blæcre blacum
Instrumental blace blæcre blace
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative blace blaca, blace blacu, blaco
Accusative blace blaca, blace blacu, blaco
Genitive blæcra blæcra blæcra
Dative blacum blacum blacum
Instrumental blacum blacum blacum
Declension of blæc — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative blaca blace blace
Accusative blacan blacan blace
Genitive blacan blacan blacan
Dative blacan blacan blacan
Instrumental blacan blacan blacan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative blacan blacan blacan
Accusative blacan blacan blacan
Genitive blæcra, blacena blæcra, blacena blæcra, blacena
Dative blacum blacum blacum
Instrumental blacum blacum blacum
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Middle English: blak, blake, blakke, black, blac
    • English: black (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: black
    • Yola: bhlock, blaak
    • → Danish: blæk

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blaką (noun), from *blakaz (“black”, adjective).

Noun

blæc n

  1. black
  2. ink
Declension
Declension of blæc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative blæc blacu
accusative blæc blacu
genitive blæces blaca
dative blæce blacum
Derived terms
Descendants
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