wæs hira blǣd scacen
(of both tribes), _strength was gone_, i.
(of both tribes), _strength was gone_, i.
Beowulf
pl.
blondenfeaxe,
1595.
blæc, adj. , _dark, black_: nom. sg, hrefn blaca, 1802.
blāc, adj. : 1) _gleaming, shining_: acc. sg. blācne lēoman, _a brilliant
gleam_, 1518. --2) of the white death-color, _pale_; in comp. heoroblāc.
blǣd, st. m. : 1) _strength, force, vigor_: nom. sg.
wæs hira blǣd scacen
(of both tribes), _strength was gone_, i. e. the bravest of both tribes lay
slain, 1125; nū is þīnes mægnes blǣd āne hwīle, _now the fulness of thy
strength lasts for a time_, 1762. --2) _reputation, renown, knowledge_ (with
stress upon the idea of filling up, spreading out): nom. sg. blǣd, 18;
(þīn) blǣd is ārǣred, _thy renown is spread abroad_, 1704.
blǣd-āgend, pt. , _having renown, renowned_: nom. pl. blǣd-āgende, 1014.
blǣd-fæst, adj. , _firm in renown, renowned, known afar_: acc. sg.
blǣdfæstne beorn (of Æschere, with reference to 1329, 1300.
blēat, adj. , _miserable, helpless_; only in comp.
1595.
blæc, adj. , _dark, black_: nom. sg, hrefn blaca, 1802.
blāc, adj. : 1) _gleaming, shining_: acc. sg. blācne lēoman, _a brilliant
gleam_, 1518. --2) of the white death-color, _pale_; in comp. heoroblāc.
blǣd, st. m. : 1) _strength, force, vigor_: nom. sg.
wæs hira blǣd scacen
(of both tribes), _strength was gone_, i. e. the bravest of both tribes lay
slain, 1125; nū is þīnes mægnes blǣd āne hwīle, _now the fulness of thy
strength lasts for a time_, 1762. --2) _reputation, renown, knowledge_ (with
stress upon the idea of filling up, spreading out): nom. sg. blǣd, 18;
(þīn) blǣd is ārǣred, _thy renown is spread abroad_, 1704.
blǣd-āgend, pt. , _having renown, renowned_: nom. pl. blǣd-āgende, 1014.
blǣd-fæst, adj. , _firm in renown, renowned, known afar_: acc. sg.
blǣdfæstne beorn (of Æschere, with reference to 1329, 1300.
blēat, adj. , _miserable, helpless_; only in comp.
