*blankaz

Runic: ᛒᛚᚨᚾᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈblɑŋ.kɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding

Etymology

A late formation from *blinkaną (‘to shine, blink’), with the *-i-interpreted as an e-grade vowel. Thus, its formation must have followed the raising of *e to *i before a nasal + consonant, rendering such an analysis possible. Doublet of *blaikaz (‘pale, white’, < * blīkaną, ‘to gleam; shine’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	blankaz	blankō	blanką, -atō	blankai	blankôz	blankō
Acc.	blankanǭ	blankǭ	blanką, -atō	blankanz	blankōz	blankō
Gen.	blankas, -is	blankaizōz	blankas, -is	blankaizǫ̂	blankaizǫ̂	blankaizǫ̂
Dat.	blankammai	blankaizōi	blankammai	blankaimaz	blankaimaz	blankaimaz
Inst.	blankanō	blankaizō	blankanō	blankaimiz	blankaimiz	blankaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	blankô	blankǭ	blankô	blankaniz	blankōniz	blankōnō
Acc.	blankanų	blankōnų	blankô	blankanunz	blankōnunz	blankōnō
Gen.	blankiniz	blankōniz	blankiniz	blankanǫ̂	blankōnǫ̂	blankanǫ̂
Dat.	blankini	blankōni	blankini	blankammaz	blankōmaz	blankammaz
Inst.	blankinē	blankōnē	blankinē	blankammiz	blankōmiz	blankammiz

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Descendants

*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blank (Frankish)
  - *blanc (Old Dutch)
    - blanc (Middle Dutch)
      - blank (Dutch)
      - blank (Limburgish)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- blanc (Old English)
  - blanca, blonca (Old English)
    - blanke, blonke (Middle English)
      - blank (English)
      - blonk (Scots)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- blank (Old Frisian)
  - blonk (Saterland Frisian)
  - blank (West Frisian)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- blanch, blank (Old High German)
  - blank (Middle High German)
    - blank (German)
    - blank (Luxembourgish)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blank (Old Saxon)
  - blank (Middle Low German)
    - blank (Low German)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blank (Old Saxon)
  - blank (Middle Low German)
    - blankr (Old Norse)
      - blankur (Faroese)
      - blankur (Icelandic)
      - blank (Norwegian)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blank (Old Saxon)
  - blank (Middle Low German)
    - blankr (Old Norse)
      - blank (Old Danish)
        
        blank (Danish)
*blank (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blank (Old Saxon)
  - blank (Middle Low German)
    - blankr (Old Norse)
      - blanker (Old Swedish)
        
        blank (Swedish)
blakkr (Old Norse)
- blokk (Elfdalian)
- blakkur (Faroese)
- blakkur (Icelandic)
- blakk (Norwegian)
blakkr (Old Norse)
- blak (Old Danish)
  - blak (Danish)
blakkr (Old Norse)
- blakker (Old Swedish)
  - black (Swedish)

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