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blæc

  • adjective
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Grammar
blæc, blac black.
Wright's OE grammar
§54; §292; §310; §421; §425; §620;
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  • Blac

    niger,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 31
      • :
    • 76, 83
      • .

  • Blac wíngeard

    brabasca,

    • 30, 16
      • .

  • Blac purpur

    ferrugo,

    • 40, 41
      • .

  • Hwæþer hé biþ ðe blac ðe hwít,

    • Bt. 41, 4
      • ;
    • F. 252, 11
      • .

  • Blacu rammes wul,

    • Lch. i. 356, 11
      • .

  • Ꝥ deór wæs blæces heówes

    (atri coloris),

    • Nar. 15, 17
      • .

  • Ðú ne miht wyrcan án hǽr hwít oððe blacc,

    • Hml. Th. i. 482, 20
      • .

  • Blace berian

    flavia vel mori,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 67
      • .

  • Blaco

    pulla,

    • 118, 46
      • .

  • Þá blacan,

    • 87, 62.

  • Him wǽron þá nebb and þá cleá ealle blace

    rostro pedibusque nigris,

    • Nar. 16, 16
      • .

  • Hió an Ceóldrýþe hyre blacena tunecena swá þǽr[a?] hyre leófre beó,

    • Cht. Th. 538, 5.

  • Beátan mid blacum flintum,

    • Hml. S. 11, 99
      • .
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v.  blac blec.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “blæc.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/40483.

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