An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

BLA, BLAE, adj. Livid; a term frequently used to denote the appearance of the skin when discoloured by a severe stroke or contusion, S.
Douglas.

Su. G. blaa, Isl. bla-r, Germ. blaw, Belg. blauw, Franc. plauu, lividus, glaucus.

To BLABBER, BLABER, BLEBER, v. n. To babble, to speak indistinctly.
R. Bruce.

Teut. blabber-en, confuse et inepte garrire, Jun. vo. Blab.

Hence,

BLABERING, s. Babbling.
Douglas.

BLACKAVICED, adj. Dark of the complexion, S. from black and Fr. vis, the visage.
Ramsay.

BLACK-BOYDS, s. pl. The name given to the fruit of the bramble, West of S.

BLACK-BURNING, adj. Used in reference to shame, when it is so great as to produce deep blushing, or to crimson the countenance, S.
Ramsay.

Su. G. Isl. blygd, shame, blushing; blygd-a, to blush; q. the burning of blushes.