bouteillis.” (Palsg.) “The water _blubbers_ up.” (Baker, Northamptonshire Glossary.) Blod, a child, B. 686. Supposing the _bl_ to represent _ll_ we might refer it to the W. _llawd_, a youth, _lad_. O.Sw. _g-lott_. Cf. _bliant_, _bleant_, from W. _llian_. “þis Abel was a blissid _blod_, Bot Caim was the findes (devil’s) fode (offspring).” --(Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iii. fol. 7b.) Blod, blood, A. 650. Blok, space, C. 272. {Blom, Blome,} flower, bloom, A. 578, B. 1467. Sw. _bloma_, a flower. Du. _bloeme_. Ger. _blume_. “_Blome_ flowre. Flos.” (Prompt. Parv.) Blomeȝ, blooms, flowers, A. 27. Blonk, horse, _pl._ _blonkeȝ_, B. 87, 1392. See T. B. 2371. Blonkken, _gen. pl._ of horses, B. 1412. Blosched, looked, C. 343. See _Blusch_. Blose = blese, blaze, flame. A. 911. Icel. _blossi_, a flame. A.S. _blaese_, a torch. Dan. _blus_. Blot, spot, blemish, defilement, A. 782. “Ye ben worthy, he saide, to be _blottede_ and _spottede_, foulede and defoulede with fenne (mire) and with drit of water (_luto inquinari_), and of blode, that in tyme of werre ne were nat be bespreynt, ne be wette with ennemyes blode.” (Quoted by Way, from Roy. MS. 18, A. xii. B. iii. c. 10.) Blubrande = blubbering, bubbling, foaming, B. 1017. See _blobber_. Blunt, rushed, C. 272. Blunt, faint, A. 176. Icel. _blunda_, to sleep. Sw. _blunda_, to close the eyes. Dan. _blende_, to dazzle. Cf. “Blunt of wytte. Hebes.” (Prompt. Parv.) {Blusch, Blusche,} look, glance, A. 980, 1083, B. 904, 998, 1537. N.Prov.E. _blush_, resemblance. Cf. “At the first _blush_,” at the first appearance, at first sight. Dan. _blusse_, to blaze, flame, glow. There seems to be an etymological connection with words signifying to look, glow, blaze, shine, etc. “The kyng _blyschit_ on the beryne (man) with his brode eghne.” --(Morte Arthure, p. 10.) “He _blusshed_ ouer backeward to þe brodesee.” --(See T. B. 1316.) {Blusnande, Blysnande,} shining, B. 1404. Icel. _blys_. Dan. _blus_, a torch. Du. _blos_, redness. Dan. _blusse_, to glow. Icel. _lysa_, to shine. Pl. D. _bleistern_, to glisten. Bluster, B. 886, to wander or stray about. “Ac there was wight noon so wys The wey thider kouthe, But _blustreden_ forth as beestes Over bankes and hilles.” --(Piers Ploughman, p. 108.) Blwe, blue, A. 423. Blwe, blew, B. 885. Blykked, shone, B. 603. A.S. _blican_, glitter, dazzle. Ger. _blicken_, shine, glance, look. Du. _blicken_, glitter; _blick_, a flash. “Hire bleo _blyketh_ so bryht So feyr heo is ant fyn.” --(Lyric Poems, p. 52.) Blyknande, shining, B. 1467. Blykned = blaykned, became black, B. 1759. Blynde, to become faded, dull, B. 1126. Blynne, cease, A. 729, B. 440, 1661, 1812. A.S. _blinnan_ (for _be-linnan_). {Blysfol, Blysful,} blissful, A. 279, 409. Blysnande, shining, A. 163. See _blusnande_.