blaken

  1. (intransitive) to scorch, blaze
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to be extremely good, to be full of (something)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblaːkə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch blāken, from Old Dutch *blakon, from Proto-West Germanic *blakōn, from Proto-Germanic *blakōną, related to *blaikaz (“white, pale”). Cognate with German Low German blaken (“to smoke”).

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