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blether

American  
[bleth-er] / ˈblɛð ər /

noun

  1. blather.

blether British  
/ ˈblɛðə /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of blather

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Etymology

Origin of blether

C16: from Old Norse blathra , from blathr nonsense

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Blether, bleth′er, v.i. to talk garrulous nonsense.—n. fluent, garrulous nonsense—also Blath′er.—p.adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Blether wean’t come to the top no more!”

From Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp by Fenn, George Manville

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