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for-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow awayinflateinflāre

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To blow away, inflate; inflāre Com án wind, ond forbleów hie út on sǽ there came a wind, and blew them out on to the sea, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 19. Gif mon síe forbláwen if a man be inflated, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 240, 4

forþ-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow forthbelch outeructāre

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To blow forth, belch out; eructāre, Cot. 78

blan

(v.; part.)

ceased

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ceased, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 17; p. of blinnan

fám-bláwende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fám-bláwende, def. se -bláwenda; part.

Foam-blowing, emitting foamspūmam efflans

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Foam-blowing, emitting foam; spūmam efflans Se légfámbláwenda seáþ and se fúla ðone ðú gesáwe, ðæt wæs helle tintreges múþ pŭteus ille flammĭvŏmus ac pūtĭdus quem vīdisti, ipsum est os gehennæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 12, note, MS. T

blace berian

(v.)

black berriesmori

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black berries; mori, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30

in-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bláwan, p. -bleów

To inspire

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To inspire, breathe upon Inbleów on hine insuflavit, Jn. Skt. Rush. 20, 22. Ðec inbláwende te inspirante, Rtl. 103, 32

for-bláwan

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Ðe sǽ winde miclum forbleów (forbláuene, L.) árás mare uíento magno flante exsurgebat, Jn. R. 6, 18. Add

geond-bláwan

(v.)
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to breathe upon; afflare Gindbleáw afflarat, Germ. 397, 494. Geondbláwen afflatus (coelesti spiraculo ), An. Ox. 49

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ge-bláwan

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Add: — Gebláwen conflatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 18. of persons, to breathe Eft wé gibláue respiremus, Rtl. 43, 29. to spit Gibleów (gebléuu, L.) expuens, Mk. R. 7, 33. to aspire Gebláwan asspirare, i. accedere, adflare (eo vallo muniti, quo grassanti

forþ-bláwan

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For Cot. 78 substitute Forþ bláwaþ eructant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 20

in-bláwan

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Add: To inflate Mid oferhigde gáste inbláwen superbiae spiritu inflatus, Gr. D. 200, 10. Gif ǽnig sý inbláwen on þá oferhýda þǽre geǽttredan deófles láre, Cht. E. 242, 20

on-bláwan

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Add: to inspire, inflate, puff up Ingehýd onblǽwð scientia inflat, Scint. 82, 10. Hé wæs aþunden mid oferhigde and onbláwen (inflalus) mid þý gefeán þissere gewítendan gesǽlignysse, Gr. D. 180, 16. to blow on or away: — Feónd úre wé onbláwaþ mid horne

be-bláwan

(v.)

to blow upon

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to blow upon On bebléw hine inflammavit eum, Ps. L. 104, 20. Ne lǽte hine wind bebláwan þý dæge, Lch. ii. 288, 28

wiþ-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-bláwan, p.-bleów

To strain at

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To strain at Ðæt hí wiðbleówen ðære fleógan and forswulgun ðone olfend liquantes culicem, camelum autem glutientes, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 24

á-bláwan

(v.)
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Add: to breathe (trans.) Críst ábleów ðone Hálgan Gást upon ðá apostolas, Hml. Th. i. 324, 31. Ðæt léht. . . ðætte ðencum ðú ábleáwe illud lumen quod mentibus aspirasti Rtl. 2, 15. to blow away Sume cwǽdon ðæt ðæt heáfod sceolde ábláwan Herodiaden,

tó-bláwan

Grammar
tó-bláwan, <b>II a.</b>
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On tóbláwenum dracum tumidis draconibus (qui in uexillis depicti erant ), Germ. 392, 56. Add

on-bláwan

(v.)

to breathe into, inspire, inflate

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to breathe into, inspire, inflate Onblǽwþ litrat (?) Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 60. Onblá[wende] inspirans, inflans, Hpt. Gl. 442, 29. Mid elreordre dysignesse onbláwne barbara inflati stultitia, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 13

a-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
a-bláwung, e; f.

A blowing

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A blowing

blanden-feax

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
blanden-feax, bionden-feax, -fex; adj.

Having mixed or grizzly hair, grey-haired, oldcomam mixtam vel canam habens, senex

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[blanden; pp. of blandan to mix; feax, fex hair] Having mixed or grizzly hair, grey-haired, old; comam mixtam vel canam habens, senex. Blanden-feax is a phrase which in Anglo-Saxon poetry is only applied to those advanced in life; and is used to denote

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á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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A blowing or swelling up, inflation Sió ábláwung on ðǽre lifre, Lch. ii. 204, 17, 23 : 206, 1 : 248, 5. Sió áþenung ðæs magan and sió ábláwunge hǽto, 192, 17. Sealf gód wið swelcre ábláwunge ( quinsy ), 48, 11. Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð