bleikja

Icelandic

/ˈpleiːca/

noun
Definitions
  • a pale colour
  • light clay
  • char (Salvelinus), especially Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
  • Lyngbye's sedge ()

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse bleikja derived from Proto-Germanic *blaikijǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blaikijǭ

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