From Old Dutch *blīcan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną, *blīkijaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliːkən/

bliken

1. to shine, to glitter
2. to appear (come into sight)
3. to appear (have a certain appearance)
4. to show, to demonstrate
5. to be evident

• blikelijc
• gebliken
• ontbliken
• verbliken
• wēderbliken

• Dutch: blijken
  • Afrikaans: blyk
• Limburgish: blieke

• “bliken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bliken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• blikien, blikken

From Old English blīcan or from Old Norse blikna.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliːkən/, /ˈblikən/

bliken

1. To become pale; shine.

• English: blike, blick

• “blī̆ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “bliken”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “bliken”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.