blae

[ bley, blee ]

adjectiveScot. and North England.
  1. bluish-black; blue-gray.

Origin of blae

1
1150–1200; Middle English (north) bla<Old Norse blā blackish blue; see blue

Words Nearby blae

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How to use blae in a sentence

  • His knuckle and collar-bones shone blae through the tight skin.

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  • "Ye must be fair starving, Paul," quoth she softly with her hand on my arm, and I daresay my face was blae with cold and chagrin.

British Dictionary definitions for blae

blae

/ (ble, bleɪ) /


adjective
  1. Scot bluish-grey; slate-coloured

Origin of blae

1
from Old Norse blár

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