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blaich, bleach, bleached, bleachet, bleachit, bleacht, bleech, bleetch, bleych,
bleach [blitʃ]
n. Bleach.
v. To bleach.
pt. pp. bleacht
blaerie, blaery, blairt, blear, bleared, blearie, blearit, blears, bleart, bleary, bleer, bleer$d, bleers, bleery, bleir, bleirie, bleirs, bleirt, bleyr,
blear [bliːr, bleːr]
n. Also pl. blears Something that obscures the sight, matter that gathers at the corners of the eyes. The marks of weeping.
v. To blear, To shine dimly.
pt. pp. bleart [ˈbliːrt], bleared [ˈbleːrd, ˈbliːrd] adj. Bleared, bedimmed with weeping, blinded, debauched-looking, blotted writing.
adj. Shortsighted. SW. Cold, harsh.
 
blearie [ˈbliːri, bleːri]
adj. Watery-eyed, too thin.
blait, blaiter, blate, blea, bleat, bleater, blete, blett, bleyt, blitter, bluiter, bog-bleater, bog-blitter, bog-bluiter, earn-bleater, earn-blit, earn-bliter, girn-bleater, heatherbleat, heather-bleat, heather-bleater, heather-blit, moss-bleater, weather_bleat, weather-blade, weather-bleat, wether-bleat, yern-bleater, yern-bliter,
bleat [blit, blet]
n. A bleat. The cry of a lamb or ewe.
v. To bleat.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bleater [ˈblitər, ˈbletər]: The common snipe Gallinago gallinago, the bittern Botaurus stellaris.
bog-bleater: The bittern Botaurus stellaris.
earn-bleater MN.: The common snipe Gallinago gallinago.
girn-bleater: MN. The common snipe Gallinago gallinago.
heather-bleat(er): The common snipe Gallinago gallinago. S. SW. Occasionally the bittern Botaurus stellaris.
moss-bleater: S. SW. The common snipe Gallinago gallinago.
black, blaik, blak, bleck,
bleck [SN. MN. blɛk, blek]
n. A challenge to a feat of activity, dexterity or strength. A puzzle.
v. To baffle, to puzzle, to nonplus in argument, to surpass, beat, excel.
bladder, blaither, blather, bledder, blether,
bledder [ˈblɛdər]
also blether [ˈblɛðər, ˈblaðər]
n. A bladder, the windbag of a bagpipe, a buoy, a blister.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
laither and blether: A football.
Blaidnoch, Blednoch,
Blednoch [ˈblednɔx]
pn. Bladnoch (Wigtownshire).
blee, blie,
blee [bliː]
adj. Dim.
bled, bleed, bleid,
bleed [blid]
v. To bleed. To yield a good crop.
pt. pp. bled [blɛd]
bleester, bleestered, bleestert, bleishtert, bleister, bleistered, bleistert,
bleester [N. I. ˈblistər]
n. A passing storm of wind.
v. To make an explosive noise. To flicker up.
pt. pp. bleestert, bleestered
bleester, bleister,
bleester [ˈblistər]
n. A blister.

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