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blei.

upper layer of sludge

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/blɛi̯/
  1. upper layer of sludge

    feminine
  2. sludge

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

noun/blɛi̯/
  1. cowardly woman

    feminine
  2. dumb or naive girl

    feminine
noun/blɛi̯/
  1. a type of carp; blay

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch blei, from Old Dutch *bleia. From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with English blay.

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