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Blackrig, Blackrigg,
Blackrig [ˈblakrɪg]
pn. Blackridge (West Lothian).
Blackshiels,
Blackshiels [blakʃilz]
pn. Blackshiels (Midlothian).
blackwack [ˈblakwak]
n. NEC. The bittern Botaurus stellaris. Perhaps from its call.
Blackwatterfit, Blackwatterfuit,
Blackwatterfit [ˈblakwatərfɪt]
pn. Blackwaterfoot (North Ayrshire).
blad, blade, blades, blads, blaid, blat, blats, blatt, blaud, blauds, bled, cossblade, costblade, healin-blad, healin-blade, Mairy-blades, maryblades, Mary-blades, smellin-blades, smelling-blades,
blad [blad, blɔd]
also blade [bled, blɛːd] usually only when referring to plant leaves or knives.
n. A leaf, a portfolio, a blotting pad, a writing pad. A large but gentle person. A useless thing.
adj. Feeble.
v. Strip the leaves from a plant
Compounds and phrases etc.
callerin o the blade: The freshening and cooling of the grass by a shower of rain.
costblade: The costmary Tanacetum balsamita.
healin-blad: MN. The broadleaf plantain Plantago major or NEC. house-leek Sempervivum.
smellin-blades, Mairy-blades: The costmary Tanacetum balsamita.
bladdoch, bladyach, blathick, blathin, blatho, blatho, blathoo, blathoo, bleddick, bledick, bledoch,
bladdoch [ˈbladɔx, ˈblado, ˈblɛdɔx, ˈblɛdɪk]
I.Ork. blatho [′blaðo, ′blaðu]
n. Buttermilk.
bew, bews, blae, blaes, blay, blays,
blae [bleː]
n. A blue-grey or leaden-blue colour. An expanse of greyish, misty blue.
adj. Bluish in colour, of a dark colour between blue and grey, livid.
pl. blaes marks left by measles etc., also marks of bruises, wounds etc. A bluish-grey indurated clay or soft slate
v. To make blue, to benumb.
blaf, blaff,
blaff [blaf]
n. Blast, bang, stroke or touch of the sun.
v. To bang
baflum, blaeflum, blaefum, blaflum, blafum, blawflum,
blaflum [n. ˈblaf(l)əm, ˈblef(l)əm, v. bləˈf(l)ʌm]
n. Nonsense, idle talk, a hoax, illusion.
v. To cajole, deceive.
blaaget, blaegit, blaget, blagit, blaiget, blaigit, blauget, bleget,
blaigit [I.Sh. ˈblaːgət, ˈbleːgət]
adj. Spotted.
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