blay

See also: Blay and blaþ

English

Etymology

From Middle English *blaye, *bleye, from Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *blaigijā, from Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with West Frisian blei, Dutch blei, German Bleie, Bleihe (“blay”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

blay (plural blays)

  1. The bleak (fish).

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