blāc-ern Posted on August 9, 2015 by Hana Videen blāc-ern, n.n: a light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candle. (BLAH-kern / ˈblaː-kɛɹn) Share this:ShareClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related
It’s initially hard to separate the meaning of Old English ‘blāc-ern’ from that of Modern English ‘blacken’. LikeLike
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It’s initially hard to separate the meaning of Old English ‘blāc-ern’ from that of Modern English ‘blacken’.
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