BLÆC
Ink ⬩ atramentum ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ atramentum
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Ink; atramentum Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and parchment, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 11. Blæc atramentum, Wrt. Voc. 47, 3
blát
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Þá cwom wópes hring blát út faran, weóll waðuman streám a flood of tears poured forth pale, a surging stream welled, An. 1281. Substitute for first passage
BLÁT
Livid, pale, ghastly ⬩ lividus, pallidus ⬩ livor
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Livid, pale, ghastly; lividus, pallidus Þurh ðæs beornes breóst blát weóll waðuman streám a livid stream bubbled in waves through the man's breast, Andr. Kmbl. 2560; An. 1281.
Linked entry: ǽ-blǽte
blǽce
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An itching skin-disease Wiþ blǽce on andwlitan, Lch. ii. 52, 15, 18, 20, 23. Wið dám micclan líce and wið óðrum giccendum bléce, iii. 70, 28. [Take here passages from Lchdms. given in Dict. under blǽco.]
blǽc
Shining, pale, livid ⬩ lucidus, pallidus, lividus ⬩ to bleach
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Shining, pale, livid; lucidus, pallidus, lividus Ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the ice bridged the pale water road, Grn. An. 1264
BLÆD
A leaf, BLADE ⬩ folium palmula ⬩ folium
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A leaf, BLADE; folium palmula Brád blado broad leaves, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 8; Gen. 994. Róðres blæd the blade of an oar; palmula, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 77; Wrt. Voc. 48, 16
blǽco
Pallor
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Pallor Bláco pallor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 42. On blǽco gecyrred, Guth. 88, 14. Substitute: indecl. f
blǽco
Paleness, leprosy ⬩ pallor, lepra
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[blǽc pale, livid; blǽcan to bleach] Paleness, leprosy; pallor, lepra = χέπρα Blǽco pallor, Cot. 157. Lǽcedómas wið ðam yflan blǽce leechdoms against the evil leprosy, L. M. cont. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 8, 1.
Linked entry: blǽcþa
BLANC
BLANK, white, grey ⬩ pallidus, albus, candidus ⬩ white ⬩ white, shining ⬩ albus ⬩ candidus ⬩ bright ⬩ albus ⬩ white
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BLANK, white, grey; pallidus, albus, candidus Gewiton mearum rídan beornas on blancum the warriors departed to ride on white horses, Beo. Th. 1716; B. 856
blan
ceased
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ceased, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 17; p. of blinnan
blǽc
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Bléc, Txts. 44, 139. Add
blanc
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Take B. 856 under blanca
blec
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bléc
blǽd
fruit.
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Blǽd coma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 41. Hé ábreác þæs forbodenan treówes æpples . . . hié þá blǽde þigdon, Angl. xi. 1, 19. Ábiteriað ðá bléda fructus amarescit, Past. 341, 24.
blǽd
a blowing ⬩ breath ⬩ breathing ⬩ spirit ⬩ inspiration ⬩ flame ⬩ blaze ⬩ prosperity
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S. 569, 8). a blowing, blast of wind Swíðe mycel windes blǽd, Bl. H. 199, 21; Hml. S. 23, 72. Blǽde flamine, Germ. 400, 496. Se wind him stód ongeán mid ormǽtum blǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 378, 16 : i. 502, 19. Hé ðone windes blǽd áweg flígde, ii. 140, 26.
Linked entry: blæst
blǽs
Blowing ⬩ blast
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Blowing, blast Þurh ðæs windes blǽs, Angl. viii. 320, 33
blǽd
A flower, blossom, fruit ⬩ flos, olus, fructus
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Balsames blǽd fruit of balsam, Cot. 48
bland
A mixture, confusion ⬩ mixtio
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A mixture, confusion; mixtio Swég swíðrode and sanges [MS. sances] bland sound prevailed and a confusion of song, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 19; Exod. 309
Linked entry: ge-bland
bláte
Lividly, pallidly ⬩ livide, pallide
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Ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan and merestreám bláte forbærnan the fire cannot pallidly burn up earth and sea, 20, 229; Met. 20, 115