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blika.

cirrostratus, rain cloud

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈplɪːka]
  1. cirrostratus, rain cloud

    feminine
  2. a veil of clouds (as can cover the sun)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to shine, gleam”).

verb[ˈplɪːka]
  1. to twinkle, to shimmer

    intransitive · weak
  2. to gleam, to glimmer, to glint

    intransitive · weak
  3. for there to be a gleaming/glimmering/glinting [with það ‘dummy subject’ and á (+ accusative) ‘object gleaming’] (idiomatically translated as “gleam”, “glimmer”, or “glint”, with the accusative prepositional object as the logical subject)

    impersonal · weak
    það blikar á húsið
  4. for there to be a threatening weather

    impersonal · weak
    Það blikaði í lofti í gærkvöldi.
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