bleo

Old English

Alternative forms

bleoh, blīo, blioh

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blīwą (“light, glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlī- (“light, pleasant, nice (of weather)”). Akin to Old Frisian blī, blie "colour, hue, complexion" (North Frisian bläy "colour"), Old Saxon blī (“colour, hue, complexion”), Old English blīþe (“glad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bleːo̯/

Noun

blēo n

colour
Ne mihte nān mann seċġan hwilċes blēos hē sīe.
Couldn't nobody say what color he is.
complexion

Declension

Declension of bleo

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	blēo	blēo
accusative	blēo	blēo
genitive	blēos	blēo
dative	blēo	blēom

Descendants

Middle English: bleo, ble, blee
- Scots: ble, blee, blie
- English: blee, bly

See also

dēah
hīw

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