blake

Etymology
From, , from and ; both from. Compare 🇨🇬. More at.

Adjective

 * 1) Yellow, as butter or cheese.

Etymology 1
From.

Adjective

 * 1) pale, pallid, yellowish
 * 2) * 1205, Lay, quoted in the NED:
 * "enm"

- [1888] Whil heo weoren blake whil heo weoren ræde. [19890] Ænne stunde he wes blac while he wes reod.


 * 1) * 1400, St. Alexius (Cott.), 236:
 * "enm"

- so was he lene and blake of hewe.


 * 1) * 1420, Anturs Arth. li: *: Thayre blees weren so blake. Alle blake was thayre blees.
 * 2) * 1530, Palsgr., 306: *: Blake, wan of colour.
 * 1) * 1530, Palsgr., 306: *: Blake, wan of colour.