Blete, adj. bare, exposed, miserable, S, MD; blait, JD; blout, JD.—­AS. blA(C)at, wretched, miserable; cp.  Icel. blautr, Du. bloot G. bloss.

Bleten, v. to bleat, Prompt.; blA|ten, S.—­AS. blA|*tan.

Bleuen; see Bileuen.

Blewe, adj. blue, livid, C2, PP; black, MD; blew, MD.—­OF. bleu.  See Blo.

Blewe, sb. blue, MD; blu3*, S2.

Bleynte; see Blenchen.

Blinnen, v. to cease, S, S2, C3; see Bi-linnen.

Blis, sb. bliss, S.—­AS. bliss (=_blA-A deg.s_), see Sievers, 202(7).  See BliA3/4e.

Blissien, v. to rejoice, be glad, to gladden, MD; blissin, S, S2—­AS. blissian (=_blA-A deg.sian_).  See above.

BliA3/4e, adj. blithe, cheerful, S, S2; blyAze, S2, C2.—­AS. blA-A deg.e.

BliA deg.e-liche, adv. gladly, S; bluA deg.e-liche, S; bloA deg.eliche, S; bliAzeli3*, S; bleAzely, S2.—­AS. blA-A deg.elice.

Bliue, adv. quickly, S, S2; see Bi-liue.

Blo, adj. livid, S2, PP; black, MD.—­Icel. blAi(r).  See Blewe.

Blod, sb. blood, S, S2, PP; blode, dat., S2.—­AS. blA cubedd.

Blode, sb. a blood-relation, a person, living being, MD, CM; blod, MD.

Blok, adj. pale, NED. Phr. blok and blo, NED. See Blak.

Blo-man, sb. negro, MD; blamon, MD; blewe-men, pl., MD.—­Cp.  Icel. blAi-maA deg.r, negro.  See Blo.

Blome, sb. flower, S2, MD.—­Icel. blA cubedm, flower, blossom.

Blosme, sb. blossom, S, PP, Prompt., CM; blostme, S; blosmen, pl., S2; bloosmes, S3.—­AS. blA cubedstma.

Blosmen, v. to blossom, W2, Prompt.; blosmed, pt. pl., P.—­AS. blA cubedstmian.

Bloundisen, v. to flatter, H; see Blaundissen.

Bloundisynge, sb. blandishing, H.

Blowen, v. to blow, PP; blawe, S; blou, imp. s., S; bloaweA deg., pr. s., S; bleu, pt. s., S; bleowen, pl., S; blawen, pp., S2; blowe, C3.—­AS. blAiwan, pt. blA(C)ow, pp. blAiwen.

Blowen, v. to blow, to bloom, MD; i-blowe, pp.  S.—­AS. blA cubedwan, pt. blA(C)ow, pp. geblA cubedwen.

Blubren, v. to bubble, MD; blubrande, pr. p., S2.