blencan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to deceive
to cheat

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *blankijaną (deceive).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blankijaną

Gloss

deceive

Concept

Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰleyǵ- Proto-Indo-European
*blankijaną Proto-Germanic
blenċan Old English
blekkja Old Norse
blekking Icelandic
blekkja Icelandic

blenċan