English Explanatory Dictionary

Blitzen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Blitzen.wav

Word forms

Blitzen Blixen Blixem

Etymology

First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch bliksem (“lightning”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Blitz.

Derived words

donder and blitzen
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