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Where does “bleyme” come from?

bleyme (English) comes from French bleime, from Dutch blein, from Middle Dutch bleine.

bleyme (English): An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between...

Definitions

  1. An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between...

Ancestry of “bleyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbleimean inflammation of a horses hoof
2Dutchbleinblister
3Middle Dutchbleine—
Every word from Middle Dutch bleine →