blain

Example Sentences

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That is a lie, because I sboke as blain as anythin'.

From The Valley of the Kings by Pickthall, Marmaduke William

Nevertheless the blain grew chillier and chillier until at last they were compelled to send for a physician.

From Bill the Minder by Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath)

For their sakes also puttest Pharaoh to pain By ten diverse plagues, as I shall here declare: By blood, frogs, and lice; by flies, death, blotches, and blain.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by Hazlitt, William Carew

"I guess you know it, Miss Lilly, that with all the honors we got by our daughter, we're still blain, respegtable beoble."

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie

In addition to these, blain, "to become white," is a Scand. loan-word, but rather from Dan. blegne than Norse blæikna, cp. blake above.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias