blei
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with English blay.
Noun
blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
Synonyms
Etymology 4
From Middle Dutch bli (“lead”). The normal etymological modern Dutch form is blij (“lead”). It is possible that the spelling was influenced by German Blei (“lead (metal)”).
Noun
blei n (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
- Alternative form of blij (“lead (metal)”)
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw.
Pronunciation
Verb
blei
- to buy (to obtain for money)
Khasi
Pronunciation
Noun
blei m
- god
- 1891, “Nongbishar 2:3”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):
- Bad ki blei jong ki kin long jingriam ïa phi.
- And their gods shall be a snare unto you.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
blei
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
blei
Etymology 2
Noun
blei m (definite singular bleien, indefinite plural bleiar, definite plural bleiane)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blei c (plural bleien, diminutive bleike)
Further reading
- “blei (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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