blechen
See also: Blechen
German
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editVerb
editblechen (weak, third-person singular present blecht, past tense blechte, past participle geblecht, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to cough up, to fork out, hand over (i.e. money)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | blechen | ||||
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present participle | blechend | ||||
past participle | geblecht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bleche | wir blechen | i | ich bleche | wir blechen |
du blechst | ihr blecht | du blechest | ihr blechet | ||
er blecht | sie blechen | er bleche | sie blechen | ||
preterite | ich blechte | wir blechten | ii | ich blechte1 | wir blechten1 |
du blechtest | ihr blechtet | du blechtest1 | ihr blechtet1 | ||
er blechte | sie blechten | er blechte1 | sie blechten1 | ||
imperative | blech (du) bleche (du) |
blecht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English blǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editblechen
- To bleach (cloth).
Conjugation
editConjugation of blechen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: bleach
- Scots: bleche, bleitch
- Yola: ee-blighte (ppl.)
References
edit- “blēchen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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