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blǽd

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
blǽd, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §345; §387; §563;
a blast, blowing, breath, spirit, life, mind; flamen, flatus, inspiratio? spiritus, vita, animus
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  • Gif máre blǽd windes astág [MS. astahg]

    if a stronger blast of wind arose;

    si flatus venti major adsurgeret,
      Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 8.

  • Þurh gǽstes blǽd

    through the spirit's inspiration,

      Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 33; Ph. 549.

  • God ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd

    God blew into his face the breath of life,

      Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 26.

  • His blǽd forleósan

    to lose his life,

      Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 16; Jud. 63.

  • Náh seó módor geweald bearnes blǽdes

    the mother hath not power over her child's life,

      Salm. Kmbl. 769; Sal. 384.

  • Beorht on blǽde

    bright in life,

      Elen. Kmbl. 975; El. 489.
enjoyment, prosperity, abundance, success, blessedness, gift, reward, benefit, glory, honour; fruitio, prosperitas, abundantia, successus, beatitudo, donum, præmium, beneficium, gloria, dignitas
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  • Hyra blǽd leofaþ æt dómdæge

    their enjoyment shall exist [live] at doomsday,

      Exon. 31 b; Th. 100, 4; Cri. 1636.

  • Blǽdes full

    full of enjoyment,

      Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 13; Cri. 1658.

  • Eorþan blǽdas

    the enjoyments of earth,

    116 b;
      Th. 447, 28; Dóm. 46.

  • He heóld blǽd mid bearnum

    he possessed prosperity with his children,

      Cd. 79; Th. 97, 5; Gen. 1608.

  • Hie ne meahton blǽdes brúcan

    they might not enjoy prosperity,

      90; Th. 113, 26; Gen. 1893.

  • On his blǽde

    in his prosperity,

      205; Th. 253, 26; Dan. 601.

  • Sý him wuldres blǽd

    may there be to him abundance of glory,

      Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 27; Ph. 662.

  • Ða feóndas ðæs blǽdes gebrocen hæfdon

    the fiends had enjoyed their success,

      Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 28; Gú. 393.

  • Écan lífes blǽð

    the blessedness of eternal life,

      Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 24; Seef. 79.

  • Wæs his blǽd mid God

    his reward was with God,

    39 a;
      Th. 128, 27; Gú. 410: 20 b; Th. 55, 4; Cri. 878.

  • Wæs heora blǽd micel

    their glory was great,

      Cd. 1; Th. 2, 5; Gen. 14.

  • Hie Iudéa blǽd forbrǽcon billa ecgum

    they destroyed the Jews' glory with the edges of swords,

      Cd. 210; Th. 260, 13; Dan. 709.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. blát flatus.]
Derived forms
DER. fér-blǽd, wuldor-: blǽd-ágende, -dæg, -fæst, -gifa, -horn, -wéla.
Linked entries
v.  bléd bléd.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “blǽd.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4583.

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