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blæd

(n.)

a cup

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a cup. Dele

blǽt

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Dele

blǽt

(n.)
Grammar
blǽt, es; m.

A bleating, a BLEAT like a sheepbalatus

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A bleating, a BLEAT like a sheep; balatus

blanc

(adj.)
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Take B. 856 under blanca

blæd

Similar entry: eár-blæd

bland

(n.)
Grammar
bland, es; n.

A mixture, confusionmixtio

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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

blǽge

(n.)
Grammar
blǽge, an; f.

A BLAY, bleak, the gudgeongobioa blay

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A BLAY, bleak, the gudgeon; gobio = κωβιós Blǽge gobio, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som, 77, 59; Wrt. Voc. 55, 64

blác

(v.; part.)

shone

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shone, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 4; Gú. 1305; p. of blícan

blac

(adj.)

Similar entry: blæc

blǽst

(n.)
Grammar
blǽst, es; m.

A blowing, BLAST or gust of wind, a breezeflatus

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[bláwan to blow; flare] A blowing, BLAST or gust of wind, a breeze; flatus Sǽgrundas súþwind fornam, bæþweges blǽst the south wind, the sea breeze, dried up the depths of the sea, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

Linked entry: blǽd

blæst

(n.)
Grammar
blæst, es; m.

A burning, blaze, flameardor, flamma

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[blæse I. a blaze, flame] A burning, blaze, flame; ardor, flamma Ne mæg ðǽr, rén ne snáw, ne fýres blæst, wihte gewyrdan there rain nor snow, nor flame of fire can aught injure, Exon. 56 a; Th. 198, 25; Ph. 15: Andr. Kmbl. 1674; An. 839.

bláte

(adv.)
Grammar
bláte, adv.

Lividly, pallidlylivide, pallide

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Lividly, pallidly; livide, pallide Helle fýr bláte forbærnþ biteran lége the fire of hell lividly burns up with a dire [bitter] flame, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 107; Met. 8, 54. Ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan and merestreám bláte forbærnan the fire cannot pallidly burn

blec

(adj.)

Similar entry: blæc

blác

(adj.)
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Andwlitu geolwe blác ... reáde wan, Lch. ii. 348, 16-19. Add

blec

Grammar
blec, blæc. l.
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bléc

BLÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÁT, comp. blátra; superl. blátast; adj.

Livid, pale, ghastlylividus, palliduslivor

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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. Hungres on wénum, blátes beódgæstes in expectation of hunger, of a pale table-guest

Linked entry: ǽ-blǽte

blæse

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Blæse fax, Germ. 393, 67. Ðeós wyrt scíneð on nihte swá blæse (blyse, v. l.), Lch. i. 300, 23. Blasan (-en, MS.) globi, An. Ox. 3085 : facula, 976 :3, 39. Blæsan, 2, 22. Blæsum faculis, 3522 : 4427. Blesum tedis, Wrt.

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

ge-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-blǽd, es; m. [ge-, blǽd I. a blast, blowing]

A blowing out in the skinblistervēsīca in cŭte

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A blowing out in the skin, blister; vēsīca in cŭte

blanca

(n.)
Grammar
blanca, blonca, an; m.

A white or grey horseequus albus vel candidusa horse, steedequus

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A white or grey horse; equus albus vel candidus On blancan on a grey horse, Elen. Grm. 1185

Linked entry: blonca