Middle English Dictionary Entry
blō n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | blō n.(2) Also bla. |
| Etymology | From adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A bruise.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6703 : He sal þan yeild lijf for lijf..bla for bla, Wond for wond.
2.
Blue color.
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)638 : God..Taunede him in ðe wakene a-buuen Reinbowe, men cleped reed and blo; ðe blo tokeneð de wateres wo.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 Ihesu the sonne (Hrl 4012)14 : On the cros thow didst hong an hy: What tyme þat þou saidist cicio Þi body with blode was all in a blo.
Note: New sense
Note: [See note 14, pg. 487: "the sb. sense (and idiom)..'in a bruised or livid state' not noted in MED, nor OED.]