Middle English Dictionary Entry
blishing ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | blishing ger. Also blising. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Glowing, gleam.
Associated quotations
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)561 : By the blysyng of the cole, he myȝt se myne hede.
2.
Bruising, contusion.
Associated quotations
- (?a1390) Daniel *Herbal (Add 27329)f.15rb : [Anisus] .. [for] blohede of blussching [Arun 42 (f.29r): brusyng; Platearius: contra liuorem ex percussione] & smityng, & principaly if it be in þe face or nere þe eye.