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Where does “bleighte” come from?

bleighte (Middle English) comes from Old English blǣcþa — leprosy.

Ancestry of “bleighte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblǣcþaleprosy

Words derived from “bleighte”

  • blight
  • blighter
  • blighteth
  • blightest
Every word from Old English blǣcþa →