Middle English Dictionary Entry

blē̆nden v.(1)
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Entry Info

Forms blē̆nden v.(1) Also ? blent. Forms: sg. 3 blē̆ndeth, blent; p. blende, blente, bland; ppl. i)blend, i)blent, bleint & (late) blē̆nded.
Etymology OE blendan; sg. 3 blent; p. blende.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To deprive (sb.) of vision, make blind; ~ sight; (b) to grow blind, lose (one's) eyesight; (c) to impair or obscure vision; ~ eies, ~ sight; dazzle (sb.); (d) to blindfold (sb.).
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2.
(a) To impair or destroy (someone's) insight, discernment, moral sense, or natural feeling; ~ sight; ~ herte; befuddle, mislead, delude; (b) to lose one's insight or moral sense; grow spiritually blind; ben blent; -- also refl.
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3.
(a) To obscure or conceal (sth.); (b) to dull or mitigate (suffering).
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