blekne

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === bleikne (less common) === Etymology === Inherited from Danish blegne with native Norwegian -k-, from Old Norse blikna. By surface analysis, blek (“pale”) +‎ -ne. Traditionally pronounced /blæɪ̯nə/ in Dano-Norwegian, as still in regne, tegne etc. However, the form with a velar obstruent established itself by analogy with the underlying adjective, which did not have the same pronunciation in Norway, although it does in Denmark, cf. bleg [b̥lɑj]. (The diphthong in the forms bleik, bleikne is of different origin.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bleːknə/ === Verb === blekne (present tense blekner, past tense blekna or bleknet, past participle blekna or bleknet) to grow pale (of colour) to fade (figurative) to fade, grow weak, be slowly forgotten === Further reading === “blekne” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “blekne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).