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

BLEAR, s. Something that obscures the sight.
V. [Bleiris].
Ross.

To BLECK, BLEK, v. a.
1. To blacken, literally, S.
Polwart.
2. To injure one's character.
Bannatyne Poems.
3. To cause moral pollution.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

A. S. blaec-an, denigrare. Isl. blek, liquor tinctorius.

To BLECK, v. a. To puzzle, to reduce to a nonplus, in an examination or disputation, S.

Germ. black-en, plack-en, vexare, exagitare.

To BLEEZE, v. n.
1. To become a little sour. Milk is said to bleeze, or to be bleezed, when it is turned, but not congealed, S.; [blink], synon.

From Germ. blaes-en, to blow; or, blitz-en, fulgurare; heat, especially when accompanied by lightning, more generally producing this effect.

2. The part. bleezed signifies the state of one on whom intoxicating liquor begins to operate, S. It especially denotes the change produced in the expression of the countenance; as, He looked bleezed-like.

BLED, part. pa. Perhaps, sprung.
Gawan and Gol.

BLEFLUM, BLEPHUM, s. A sham, an illusion, what has no reality in it, S.
V. [Blaflum], v.
Rutherford.