From Middle English bleke (“small river fish, bleak, blay”), perhaps an alteration (due to Old English blǣc (“bright”) or Old Norse bleikja) of Old English ...

15 окт. 2022 г. · c. 1300, bleik, "pale, pallid," from Old Norse bleikr "pale, whitish, blond," from Proto-Germanic *blaika- "shining, white"

The earliest known use of the noun bleak is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for bleak is from 1496, in Treatise on Fysshynge ...

4 дня назад · First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bleke “pale,” blend of variants bleche ( Old English blǣc ) and blake ( Old English blāc ); both ...

The meaning of BLEAK is exposed and barren and often windswept. How to use bleak in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bleak.

4 дня назад · Meaning of bleak in English ... If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive: The house stands on a bleak, windswept hilltop.

4 meanings: 1. exposed and barren; desolate 2. cold and raw 3. offering little hope or excitement; dismal any slender silvery. Bleak · Bleak economy · Bleak assessment · Bleak view

Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Old Norse bleikja white colour ... Forum discussions with the word(s) "bleak" in the title: a bleak time ...

Origin of Bleak. From Middle English bleke (also bleche > English bleach (“pale, bleak”)), and bleike (due to Old Norse), and earlier Middle English blak, ...