blechen

== German == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɛçn̩/ Hyphenation: ble‧chen === Verb === blechen (weak, third-person singular present blecht, past tense blechte, past participle geblecht, auxiliary haben) (colloquial) to cough up, to fork out, hand over (i.e. money) Synonyms: bezahlen, berappen, brennen, löhnen, pecken, zahlen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “blechen” in Duden online “blechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “blechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Middle English == === Alternative forms === bleken === Etymology === From Old English blǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɛːt͡ʃən/ === Verb === blechen To bleach (cloth). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: bleach Scots: bleche, bleitch Yola: ee-blighte (ppl.) ==== References ==== “blēchen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.