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ge-blǽd

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Add: v. áttor-geblǽd, Lch. iii. 36, 22

ge-blénd

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Dele, and see ge-blendan to mix

ge-blót

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Bringan þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara tó heora geblóte, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 26. Hé wæs blótende diófolgildum mid monslihtum . . . Eów mæg gescomian þæt gé swá heánlic geþóht sceoldon on eów geniman for ánes monnes ege and for ánes monnes geblóte

heolor-bledu

(n.)
Grammar
heolor-bledu, e; f.
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The scale of a balance Mid þá efnan helurblede justa lance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 40

leác-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
leác-blæd, es; n.
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A leek leaf Þis man sceal wið ꝥ gedrif wrítan on þreóm leácbladan, Nap. 41

blód-lǽte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-lǽte, an; f.
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Blood-letting, bleeding Æt blódlǽtan, Lch. ii. 16, 8

wæl-bleát

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-bleát, adj.

Causing mortal weaknessdeadlymortal

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Causing mortal weakness, deadly, mortal Benne, wunde wælbleáte, Beo. Th. 5443; B. 2725

Linked entry: bleát

weder-blác

(adj.)
Grammar
weder-blác, adj.

Weather-pale, pale from exposure to weather (?).

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Weather-pale, pale from exposure to weather (?). Cf. flód-blác Wederblác palus, healfhár semicanus, fulhár canus (these glosses are omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 34), Anglia viii. 451

bǽl-blys

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blys, l. e -blyse(?); m. u -blysu (?); f. (the word occurs only in the acc.:-- In bǽlblyse gesyllan, scúfan)

Similar entry: blysian

BLÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÁWAN, part. bláwende; ic bláwe, ðú bláwest, bláwst, blǽwest, blǽwst, he bláweþ, bláwþ, blǽweþ, bláwþ, pl. bláwaþ; p. bleów, bléw, pl. bleówon; pp. bláwen

To BLOW, breatheflare, sufflare

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Se wind súþan bleów the wind blew from the south, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 27. Bleów he on hí he breathed on them, Jn. Bos. 20, 22. Bleówon [MS. bleowun] windas flaverunt venti, Mt. Bos. 7, 25, 27.

Linked entry: bláwung

ár-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
ár-blæd, es; n.

The oar-bladepalmula remi

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The oar-blade; palmula remi, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Wrt. Voc. 56, 38

flód-blác

(adj.)
Grammar
flód-blác, adj.

Flood-palemade pale by water, that is, by drowningper ăquam pallĭdus

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Flood-pale, made pale by water, that is, by drowning; per ăquam pallĭdus Flódblác here the flood-pale host, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 11; Exod. 497

Linked entry: blác

mónaþ-blód

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-blód, es; n.

Menstruum

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Menstruum Mónaþblód menstrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 22: menstrua, i. 46, 13

Linked entry: blód

blǽc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
blǽc-ern, es; n.

Literally a lamp or candlestick, also the light itselfverbum de verbo, candelabrum, etiam candela, lucerna

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[blǽc light, ærn a place] Literally a lamp or candlestick, also the light itself; verbum de verbo, candelabrum, etiam candela, lucerna Bæd ðæt hí ðæt blǽcern acwencton prayed that they would put out the light [lucernam], Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 40, note, MS

Linked entry: blác-ern

blæc-fexed

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc-fexed, adj.

Having black hair, black-hairednigris capillis

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[blæc black, feax, fex hair] Having black hair, black-haired; nigris capillis He is blæcfexed [MS. blæcfexede] he is black-haired, Homl. Th. i. 456, 16

blæc-gym

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-gym, g. -gymmes; m.

A black fossil, called jetnigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates

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A black fossil, called jet; nigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates = γαγάτηs, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 24

blác-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
blác-hleór, adj.

Having a pale face, pale-faced, fairpallidus vel candidus genis

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[blác II. pale, hleór a face, cheek] Having a pale face, pale-faced, fair; pallidus vel candidus genis Sceolde monig bláchleór ides bifiende gán many a pale-faced damsel must trembling go, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 23-25; Gen. 1969, 1970: Judth. 11; Thw. 23,

blæc-teru

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-teru, g. wes; n.

Black-tar, tar, naphtha, a sort of bituminous fluidpix fluida, naphtha

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Black-tar, tar, naphtha, a sort of bituminous fluid; pix fluida, naphtha, Som

blǽd-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blǽd-ágende, part.

Possessing abundance, prosperousabundantiam habens, prosper

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Possessing abundance, prosperous; abundantiam habens, prosper, Beo. Th. 2031; B. 1013

blǽd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd-dæg, g. -dæges; pl. nom. -dagas; g. pl. -daga; m.

A prosperousor happy dayprosperitatis dies, faustus dies

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A prosperousor happy day; prosperitatis dies, faustus dies Ðǽr we mótun brúcan blǽddaga where we may enjoy prosperous days, Exon. 65 b; Th. 242, 16; Ph. 674: Cd. 60; Th. 73, 7; Gen. 1201