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BLEOH

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§328;
A colour, hue, complexion; color, species
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  • Bleoh

    color,

      Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 70; Wrt. Voc. 46, 27.

  • Mislíc bleó

    a mixed colour,

      79; Som. 72, 78; Wrt. Voc. 46, 35.

  • Blió

    color,

      Prov. 23.

  • Ðæt wæs hwítes bleós swá cristalla

    it was of a white colour like crystal,

      Num. 11, 7.

  • Ánes bleós

    of one colour;

    unicolor, concolor,
      Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 76; Wrt. Voc. 46, 33: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 35.

  • Hwí is se rénboga mislíces bleós

    why is the rainbow of a mixed colour?

      Boutr. Scrd. 21, 25.

  • Menn mágon cépan be ðæs mónan bleó hwylc weder toweard byþ

    men may observe by the moon's colour what weather is at hand,

      Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5.

  • Hí brugdon on wyrmes bleó

    they changed to a worm's hue,

      Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 32; Gú. 883: 71 a; Th. 264, 12; Jul. 363: Elen. Kmbl. 2210; El. 1106.

  • Seolocenra hrægla mid mistlícum bleowum hí ne gímdon

    they cared not for silken garments of various colours,

      Bt. 15; Fox 48, 11.

  • Mónan bleoh habban hýnþe getácnaþ

    for the moon to have colours betokens humility,

      Lchdm. iii. 206, 27.

  • Hí habbaþ blioh and færbu ungelíce

    they have different colours and forms,

      Bt. Met. Fox 31, 7; Met. 31, 4.

  • Bleóum

    with colours,

      Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 31; Reim. 4: Salm. Kmbl. 301; Sal. 150.

  • Secgaþ guman ðæt Iosephes tunece wǽre bleóm bregdende

    men say that Joseph's coat varied [lit. was varying] in colours,

      Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 3; Pa. 23: 87 a; Th. 327, 14; Vy. 3.

  • Geseah ic ðæt beácen wendan bleóm

    I saw the beacon change in colours,

    Rood
      Kmbl. 43; Kr. 22: Elen. Kmbl. 1515; El. 759.
Etymology
[Prov. Eng. blee: Chauc. blee: O. Sax. blí, n: North Frs. bläy: O. Frs. blie, bli, n.]
Derived forms
DER. ge-bleoh, wundor-bleó.
Linked entries
v.  bleó blió.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BLEOH.” 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/4648.

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