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blench

Meaningto deceive

Common meaning: flinch

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishblencan‘to deceive’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto deceive → to turn asideblenche‘to turn aside’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto turn aside → flinchblench‘flinch’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English blencan ‘to deceive’.

Roots

  • blencan Old English “to deceive”

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