BLENDE, _v._ blind, B 1. m 7. 14; T. iv. 648; _ger._ to deceive, T. iii. 207; to blind (_or read_ to-blende, _v._ blind utterly), T. ii. 1496; Blent, _pr. s._ blinds, 5. 600; 13. 4; T. iv. 5; G 1391; Blente, _pt. s._ blinded, T. v. 1194; Blent, _pp._ 15. 18; T. ii. 1743; I 723; deceived, E 2113, G 1077. BLERE, _v._ blear, bedim; Blere hir y[:e], dim their eye, cajole them, A 4049; Blered, _pp._ dimmed, deceived, G 730, H 252. BLERING, _s._ dimming; _bl. of an y[:e]_, deceiving, cajoling, A 3865. BLESSE, _v._ bless; Blesseth hir, _pr. s._ crosses herself, B 449; Blesse, _pr. s. subj._ (God) bless, B 3978, E 1240. See BLISSE. BLEVE, _v._ remain, T. iv. 1484, v. 478, 491; remain (at home), T. iii. 623; Bleven, _v._ T. iv. 539, v. 1180; Bleve, _ger._ to remain, stay, dwell, T. iv. 1357. See BILEVE (2). BLEW, _pt. s. of_ of Blowe. BLEW, _adj._ blue, A 564; 3. 340; _as s._ blue clothing, 21. 7; Blewe, _pl._ R. 1578; 5. 186; T. ii. 51; F 644; blue with weeping (see note), 4. 8. BLEYNE, _s._ blain, blemish, R. 553. BLEYNTE, _pt. s._ blenched, started back, A 1078; turned aside, T. iii. 1346. _Pt. s. of_ Blenche, _v._ BLIND, _adj._ blind, R. 1101; Blinde, _voc._ T. i. 211; _pl._ 1. 105; dim, G 658. BLINDE, _v._; Blynde with, _ger._ to blind (the priest) with, G 1151. BLINNE, _v._ leave off, cease, T. iii. 1365 _n_; G 1171. See BILINNE. BLISFUL, _adj._ happy, 9. 1; B 3, p 7. 9; E 844, 1121; conferring bliss, 1. 24, 28; fortunate, B 2. p 3. 51; blessed, 3. 854; B 845, 2388, F 1045; merry, R. 80; B 403; sainted, A 17, 770. BLISFUL, _adv._ joyously, 5. 689. BLISFULLY, _adv._ happily, A 1236. BLISFULNESSE, _s._ happiness, B 2. p 4. 75. BLISSE, _s._ bliss, happiness, 3. 211; 5. 39; _dat._ 4. 43; Blis, B 33. BLISSE, _v._ bless, E 553. Perhaps read _blesse_, _kesse_. See BLESSE. BLISSED, _pp._ happy, 9. 43. See BLISFUL. BLO, _adj._ blue, ash-coloured, smoke-coloured, HF. 1647. Icel. _bl['a]r_. See BLEW. BLODY, _adj._ bloody, L. 1388; causing bloodshed, A 2512; bloodstained, T. iii. 724. BLONDREN; see BLUNDRE. BLOOD, _s._ blood, A 635; race, lineage, 7. 65; offspring, E 632; kinswoman, T. ii. 594. BLOOD-SHEDINGE, _s._ blood-shed, HF. 1241. BLOSME, _s._ blossom, A 3324; Blosmes, _pl._ L. 143, 157. BLOSME, _v._ blossom; Blosmeth, _pr. s._ buds, E 1462; Blosmed, _pp._ blossomed, covered with blossoms, R. 108. BLOSMY, _adj._ blossoming, T. ii. 821; full of buds or blossoms, 5. 183; E 1463. BLOTTE, _s._ blemish, defect, fault, I 1010. BLOWE, _v._ blow, A 565; 3. 345; Blowen, _pr. pl._ A 2512; Blew, _pt. s._ 3. 182; L. 1364; (it) blew, T. iii. 678; Blowen, _pp._ proclaimed by trumpets, A 2241; Blowe, _pp._ blown, L. 1365, 1383; filled with wind, G 440. BLUNDRE, _v._; Blundreth, _pr. s._ runs heedlessly, G 1414; _1 p. pl. pr._ Blondren, we fall into confusion, we confuse ourselves, become mazed, 670. BLYNDE; see BLINDE. BLYTHE, _adj._ blithe, fain, A 846; joyful, glad, happy, R. 811; 7. 225; A 1878, B 1154, 4002; of good cheer, L. 647.