blij

• IPA^(key): [ˈblɪj]
• Rhymes: -ɪj

blij

1. second-person singular imperative of blít

• IPA^(key): /blɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: blij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: blei

With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.

blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst)

1. happy; momentarily. For generally in life, see gelukkig.

   Als de straten wit zijn, zijn de kinderen blij.

   If the streets are white, the children are happy.

2. glad

   Ik ben blij dat je er bent.

   I'm glad that you're here.

• (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions) blijde

• Berbice Creole Dutch: bli
• Negerhollands: bli, blie
• → Aukan: beleiti

From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”).

blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)

1. (archaic) lead (metal)
2. (archaic) the colour of lead

• lood

• bijl