- blencan
- wv/t1b to deceive, cheat
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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
bhel- — I. bhel 1 To shine, flash, burn; shining white and various bright colors. Derivatives include blue, bleach, blind, blond, blanket, black, flagrant, and flame. I. Suffixed full grade form … Universalium
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 — (v.) O.E. blencan deceive, cheat, from P.Gmc. *blenk to shine, dazzle, blind, from PIE root *bhel (1) to shine, flash, burn (see BLEACH (Cf. bleach)). Sense of move suddenly, wince, dodge is from c.1300. Related: Blenched; blenching … Etymology dictionary
blink — {{11}}blink (n.) 1590s, a glance; see BLINK (Cf. blink) (v.). As is the case with the verb, there is a similar word in Middle English, in use from c.1300, that might represent a native form of the same root. {{12}}blink (v.) 1580s, perhaps from M … Etymology dictionary
blench — blench1 [blɛn(t)ʃ] verb make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain. Origin OE blencan deceive , of Gmc origin. blench2 [blɛntʃ] verb chiefly dialect variant spelling of blanch … English new terms dictionary
blench — I [[t]blɛntʃ[/t]] v. i. to shrink; quail • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE blencan II blench [[t]blɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. to whiten; blanch • Etymology: 1805–15; var. of blanch … From formal English to slang
