blae

[ bley, blee ]

/ bleɪ, bli /

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adjective Scot. and North England.

bluish-black; blue-gray.

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Origin of blae

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

Words nearby blae

bladelet, blade-shearing, blade slap, blading, blady grass, blae, blaeberry, Blaenau Gwent, blaes, Blaeu, blaff

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How to use blae in a sentence

His knuckle and collar-bones shone blae through the tight skin.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
"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.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for blae

blae

/ (ble, bleɪ) /

adjective

Scot bluish-grey; slate-coloured

Word Origin for blae

from Old Norse blár

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