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æ-bléc

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-bléc, ǽ-blǽce; adj.

Pallid, pale, livid

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Pallid, pale, livid Ǽblǽce decolor, pallidus, Germ. 392, 69: pallidus, An. Ox. 1868. On plúmfeðerum hé líð ac þéhweðere oft ǽblǽce, E. Stud. viii. 473, 19. Hé wearð geangsumod, and ǽblǽce on nebbe cwæþ, Hml. S. 37, 213. Ðá áxode hé mid ǽblǽcum andwlitan

wudu-bléd

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bléd, e; f.

A forest fruit

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A forest fruit Steám swéttra swæcca gehwylcum, wyrta blóstmum and wudublédum, Exon. Th. 358, 18 ; Pa. 47. Hé somnaþ wyrta wynsume and wudubléda colligit succos et odores divite silva, 211, 8 ; Ph. 194

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE; lætus, hilaris Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów be joyful, thou good servant, Mt. Bos. 25, 21. Wæs Iethro blíðe for eallum ðám þingum, ðe Drihten dyde Israhéla folce Jethro was glad for all the things, which the

blíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
blíðe, adv.

joyfully, gladlylætekindly, mildlybenigne, clementer

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joyfully, gladly; læte Bletsa, míne sáwle, blíðe, Drihten bless the Lord joyfully, O my soul, Ps. Th. 102, 1: Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 9; Gú. 759. kindly, mildly; benigne, clementer Ðú me, milde and blíðe, þurh ysopon ahluttra asperges me hyssopo, Ps. C

deád blód

(n.)

dead blood, congealed blood

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dead blood, congealed blood, Wrt. Voc. 283, 79

dracan blód

(n.)
Grammar
dracan blód, es; n.

Dragon's blood, a pigment obtained from the dragon's blood-tree cinnabăris = κιννάβăρι

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Dragon's blood, a pigment obtained from the dragon's blood-tree; cinnabăris = κιννάβăρι, Cot. 210

bléd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
bléd-hwæt, g. -hwates; adj.

A shoot growing quicklygermen velox

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[bléd a shoot, hwæt quick] A shoot growing quickly; germen velox Ðonne ic hrére bearwas bléd-hwate then I shake the quick-growing groves, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 10; Rä. 2, 9

blǽ-hǽwen

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Blǽhǽwenre glauco, An. Ox. 528. Add

ful-blác

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-blác, adj. [blác >I. bright, shining]

Full brightvery brightprælūcĭdus

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Full bright, very bright; prælūcĭdus On fulblácne beám on the very bright tree, Exon. 116 b; Th. 449, 4; Dóm. 66

blǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽcan, blǽcean; p. de; pp. ed

To BLEACH, whiten, fadepallidum colorem inducere, albicare

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To BLEACH, whiten, fade; pallidum colorem inducere, albicare Blǽced bleached, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 27; Rä. 29, 5. Ne mæg ne sunne blǽcan no sun can bleach, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 20: blǽcean, note 20

Linked entry: blǽc

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

ǽ-blǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-blǽte, (?); adj.

Livid, pale

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v. ǽ-blǽce) and w[litan] albo vultu, An. Ox. 46, 19

a-blann

(v.)
Grammar
a-blann, p. of. a-blinnan

rested

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rested to leave off. ;

a-blend

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-blend, se a-blenda; adj.

Blindedcæcatus

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Blinded; cæcatus Wénaþ ða ablendan mód the blinded minds think. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 6

full-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
full-blíðe, adj.

Full gladvery joyfullætissĭmus

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Full glad, very joyful; lætissĭmus Ða Philistei fullblíðe wǽron the Philistines were very joyful, Jud. 16, 23

Linked entry: ful-blíðe

helur-bledu

(n.)
Grammar
helur-bledu, e; f.

The scale of a balancelanx

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The scale of a balance; lanx, Cot. 26, Lye

Linked entries: heolra bledu bled

mód-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-blind, adj.

Having the mind's eye darkenedundiscerning

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Having the mind's eye darkened, undiscerning Leóde ne cúðan, módblinde men, Meotud oncnáwan, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 11; Cri. 1188: Andr. Kmbl. 1627; An. 815: Elen. Kmbl. 611; El. 306

blást-belg

(n.)
Grammar
blást-belg, es; m.

A blast-bag, bellowsfollis

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A blast-bag, bellows; follis, Cot. 86

Linked entry: blǽst-belg

blíðe-heortnys

(n.)
Grammar
blíðe-heortnys, -nyss, e; f.

Merry-heartednesslætitia, mansuetudo

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Merry-heartedness; lætitia, mansuetudo

ge-blann

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-blann, p. of ge-blinnan.

ceased

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ceased,Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 51;