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blec

(adj.)

Similar entry: blæc

bléd

Similar entry: blǽd

blin

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blis

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Blisse jubilationis, An. Ox. 2610. Þonne þǽr wæs blisse intingan (laetitiae causa) gedémed, þæt hí ealle sceoldon be hearpan singan, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 482, 16. Þú woldest mé laðian, þæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer mínum gewunan, Ælfc. T. Grn

blæd

Similar entry: eár-blæd

blec

Grammar
blec, blæc. l.
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bléc

ge-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen [ge-, bláwan to blow]

To blowflāresufflāre

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To blow; flāre, sufflāre Gebleów sufflāvit. Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 22

Linked entry: ge-bleów

blíð

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð, = blíðe

sweet, pleasantsuavis, amœnus

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sweet, pleasant; suavis, amœnus Ðis ofet is swéte, blíð on breóstum this fruit is sweet, pleasant in the stomach, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 13; Gen. 656

a-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -bláwen

To blowbreatheflareefflare

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God ðá geworhte mannan and ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd God then made man and blew into his face the breath of life, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 25

Linked entry: a-bleów

blód-læswu

(n.)
Grammar
blód-læswu, blód-lǽs, e; -lǽswu, e; f.

Blood-letting

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Blood-letting Blódlǽs is tó forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr Hláfmæsse, Lch. ii. 146, 8. Frægn hé hwonne hyre blódlǽs (-lǽswu, v. l.) ǽrest wǽre . . . þæt þǽre tíde blód-lǽs (-lǽsewu, -lǽswu, v. ll.) wǽre frecenlic, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 563, 10-564, 11. On þǽre

tó-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -blawen.

to blow in different directions,scatter by blowing,blow awayto inflate,puff up,distend with wind,swell,to cause the breast to swell

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to blow in different directions, scatter by blowing, blow away Hí beóþ duste gelícran ðonne hit wind tóblǽwþ tamquam pulvis, quem projecit ventus a facie terrae, Ps. Th. I. 5. Tódrifen mid winde, swá weorþaþ axe giond eorþan eall tóbláwen, Met. 20, 106

Linked entry: tó-blǽdan

weder-blác

(adj.)
Grammar
weder-blác, adj.

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

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Cf. flód-blác Wederblác palus, healfhár semicanus, fulhár canus (these glosses are omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 34), Anglia viii. 451

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

blác-ern

(n.)
Grammar
blác-ern, es; n.

A light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candlelucerna

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[blác light, ærn, ern a place] A light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candle; lucerna Bæd ðæt hí ðæt blácern adwæseton prayed that they would put out the light [lucernam], Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 40.

Linked entry: blǽc-ern

blæc-berie

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-berie, l. blæc berie.

Similar entry: BLÆC

blæc-feaxed

Grammar
blæc-feaxed, l. blæc-feaxede.

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blæc-teru

Grammar
blæc-teru, l. blaec teru,

Similar entry: teoru

blód-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
blód-wanian, l. blód wanian.

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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,

fér-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fér-blǽd, es; m. [fér- = fǽr-sudden, blǽd a blast]

A sudden or fearful blastrepentīnus flātus

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A sudden or fearful blast; repentīnus flātus Ic lǽran wille ðæt gé eówer hús gefæstnige, ðý-læs hit férblǽdum windas toweorpan I will exhort that ye make your house firm, lest winds overthrow it with sudden blasts, Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 21; Jul. 649

Linked entry: fǽr-blǽd