Blench definition
To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch.
verb
(dial., brit.) To shrink back, as in fear; flinch; quail.
verb
(intransitive) To fly off; to turn aside.
verb
(chiefly dial., brit.) To make or become pale; whiten; bleach.
verb
Origin of blench
- Middle English blenchen from Old English blencan to deceive bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English blenchen, from Old English blencan (“to deceive, cheat”), from Proto-Germanic *blankijaną (“to deceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to burn, shine, scorch”). Cognate with Icelandic blekkja (“to deceive, cheat, impose upon”).
From Wiktionary
- From Old French blanchir (“to bleach”).
From Wiktionary