blianc

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French blanc, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”).

Adjective

blianc (feminine singular bliainche)

white

Derived terms

bliainchi

Norman

Alternative forms

bllànc (Guernsey)
bllaunc (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French blanc, from Late Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bjɑ̃/, /bʎɑ̃/

Adjective

blianc m

(Jersey) white

Antonyms

nièr, né

Derived terms

blianc-bouais (“white poplar”)
blianc d'oeu (“egg white”)
blianche alouette (“snow bunting”)
blianche-coue (“wheatear”)
blianche danme, blianche femme (“white lady”) (type of apparition)
blianche êpîngne (“hawthorn”)
blianche gorge (“whitethroat”)
blianche orme (“Dutch elm”)
blianche-ortchie (“white dead-nettle”)
blianche plianche (“whiteboard”)
blianche s'nîle (“fat hen”)
blianchi (“to bleach”)
blianc-ours (“polar bear”)
blianc vîn (“white wine”)
mêle à blianche gorge (“ring-ouzel”)

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