Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bleket
• blekte (simple past)
• blekt (past participle)

Verb

bleka

1. simple past of bleke
2. past participle of bleke

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

bleka

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of blek.

Noun

bleka c

1. the fish pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

Declension

Synonyms

• lyrtorsk

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from *blaikaz, whence also blek.

Verb

bleka

1. (transitive) to bleach; to make whiter or paler

Conjugation

Related terms

• blekmedel
• blekna
• blekning
• klorbleka