- blekkja e-n
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
blekkja e-n
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Blench — Blench, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS. blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon. Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See {Blink}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blenched — Blench Blench, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS. blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon. Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blenching — Blench Blench, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS. blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon. Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blench — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to deceive, blench, from Old English blencan to deceive; akin to Old Norse blekkja to impose on Date: 13th century to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage ; flinch Synonyms: see recoil II.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
blench — blench1 blencher, n. blenchingly, adv. /blench/, v.i. to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that blenched under another s gaze. [bef. 1000; ME blenchen, OE blencan; c. ON blekkja, MHG blenken] Syn. See wince. blench2 … Universalium
blench — I. , sb. == a trick? O. and N. 378. ON. blekkja II. , v. n. == avoid (a thing). O. and N. 170 == flinch from [blinche]. 2184 B. == deceive. Ritson’s AS. viii. 23 == give way? (of a ship) K. Horn, 1461. Another form of ‘flinch.’ AS. blinnan … Oldest English Words
bhlaĝ- — bhlaĝ English meaning: to hit Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen” Material: Lat. flagrum “whip, scourge”, flagellum ds. “a whip, scourge; the thong of a javelin; a young sprout, vine shoot; plur. the arms of a polypus; fig. “the… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
