Blay

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The bleak (fish).
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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"Even though he didn't sleep, Mr. Blay gave a great speech."

Etymology

From Middle English *blaye, *bleye, from Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *blaigijā, from Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with West Frisian blei, Dutch blei, German Bleie, Bleihe (“blay”).

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