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1.
blōk
adj.
12 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Pale, wan, pallid;
blok and blo, bleik and blok
;
blok and blodi
, pale and bloody; (b) ?livid.
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2.
blāc-ern
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A lamp.
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3.
blēche
adj.
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Pale, pallid; of fair complexion.
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4.
blā̆k
adj.
218 quotations in 6 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Of a black color, black; (b)
blak and blo
, black and livid, black and blue [see
blo
adj.];
blak or whit
, black or white, of any color or kind;
blak as col (blacche, croue, inde, molde, pich, slo),
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5.
bleik
adj.
12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of complexion: pallid, sallow, pale; (b) whitish, white.
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