Dictionary:bljeg

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

bleget² [blēgət, bᶅēgət, blegət], adj., of a whitish, drab colour: whitish with faint reddish, or brownish (reddish-brown), yellow, or gray tinge, esp. of sheep, sheep’s wool; a b. sheep. Wests. and (occas.) N.I. Almost = bleg, adj. In Fetlar “a b. [blegət] sokk” denotes a dark-coloured stocking or sock having light (white) stripes. In Uⁿ. b. [bᶅē^əgət], besides denoting the above-mentioned colour of sheep’s wool, also denotes the appearance of the earth when covered with half-melted snow: de eart’ gets b. (whitish-drab, gray-drab), but is doubtless here the same word as blaget², adj. — bleget is formed from bleg, adj., by addition of the common adjectival ending -et (O.N. -óttr), but appears in some cases to be of another orig., viz., a parallel form to blaget², adj.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bljeg

1. light brown

Inflection

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Synonyms

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