From Middle English bliken, from Old English blīcan (“to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Compare blick.
blike (third-person singular simple present blikes, present participle bliking, simple past bliked or bloke, past participle bliked or blicken)
From Old Frisian blīka, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną.
blike
| Strong class 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | blike | |||
| 3rd singular past | bliek | |||
| past participle | bleken | |||
| infinitive | blike | |||
| long infinitive | bliken | |||
| gerund | bliken n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | blyk | bliek | ||
| 2nd singular | blykst | bliekst | ||
| 3rd singular | blykt | bliek | ||
| plural | blike | blieken | ||
| imperative | blyk | |||
| participles | blikend | bleken | ||
| Weak class 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | blike | |||
| 3rd singular past | blykte | |||
| past participle | blykt | |||
| infinitive | blike | |||
| long infinitive | bliken | |||
| gerund | bliken n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | blyk | blykte | ||
| 2nd singular | blykst | blyktest | ||
| 3rd singular | blykt | blykte | ||
| plural | blike | blykten | ||
| imperative | blyk | |||
| participles | blikend | blykt | ||