blain
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Can't you virshta blain Eenglish ven you hears it?
From The End of the World A Love Story by Edward Eggleston
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 George Tobias Flom
It alwish seemed to me to be a beeg fish story, but it ish all blain to my mint now.
From Recitations for the Social Circle by James Clarence Harvey
Nevertheless the blain grew chillier and chillier until at last they were compelled to send for a physician.
From Bill the Minder by W. Heath (William Heath) Robinson
De moonlighdt blayed oopon de drees, It shined oopon de blain, Two forms rode in de mitnight woods, Und nefer coomed again.
From The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
