And Arthur sæt ful stille,
ænne stunde he wes blac,
and on heuwe swithe wak,
ane while he wes reod.
Laȝam. l. 19887.
Tho Normans were sorie, of contenance gan blaken.
R. Brunne, p. 183.
Blawe. v. S. to blow, 587. Blou, imp. blow, 585.
Blede, v. S. to bleed, 2403.
Bleike, pl. adj. bleak, pale, wan, 470. A.S. blác, bleak, Su.-G. blek.