a. Obs. Also 3–4 bleik(e, 5 bleyke. [ME. bleik, a. ON. bleikr shining, pale, cogn. w. OE. blác, OS. blêc (MDu. bleec, Du. bleek), OHG. bleih (MHG. and mod.G. bleich):—OTeut. *blaiko-z, f. the stem of blîkan, pa. t. blaik, to shine. Cf. the synonyms BLAKE, BLEAK, BLOKE.]
a. Pale. b. Yellow.
a. 1300. Havelok, 470. That weren for hunger grene and bleike.
a. 1325. E. E. Allit. P., A. 27. Blomez blayke & blwe & rede.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 39. Bleyke of coloure, pallidus.
1570. Levins, Manip., 198. Blayke, flauus.
