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BLÁT

  • adjective
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Grammar
BLÁT, comp. blátra; superl. blátast; adj.
Livid, pale, ghastly; lividus, pallidus
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  • Þurh ðæs beornes breóst blát weóll waðuman streám

    a livid stream bubbled in waves through the man's breast,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2560; An. 1281.
  • Hungres on wénum, blátes beódgæstes

    in expectation of hunger, of a pale table-guest,

      2177; An. l090.
  • Ðæt biþ frécne wund, blátast benna

    that is a dangerous wound, most ghastly of sores,

      Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 13; Cri. 771.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. bleizza livor.]
Linked entries
v.  ǽ-blǽte.
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