blendan

blendan
1. wv/t1b to blind, deprive of sight; deceive; 2. to mix

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • Blend — Blend, v. t. [AS. blendan, from blind blind. See {Blind}, a.] To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blend — /blend/, v., blended or blent, blending, n. v.t. 1. to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe. 2. to mix (various sorts or grades) in order to obtain a particular kind or quality: Blend a little red paint with …   Universalium

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  • blend — [13] Old English had a verb blendan, but it meant ‘make blind’ or ‘dazzle’. Modern English blend appears to come from blend , the present stem of Old Norse blanda ‘mix’ (a relative of Old English blandan ‘mix’). The ultimate source of this is not …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • blenden — Vsw std. (9. Jh.), mhd. blenden, ahd. blenten, mndd. blenden, blinden Stammwort. Aus wg. * blandija Vsw. blenden , auch in ae. blendan, afr. blenda, blinda, Faktitivum zu blind mit auffälligem Ablaut. Vielleicht liegt deshalb eher (wie lit.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • blind — {{11}}blind (adj.) O.E. blind blind, also dark, enveloped in darkness, obscure; unintelligent, lacking mental perception, probably from W.Gmc. *blinda blind (Cf. Du., Ger. blind, O.N. blindr, Goth. blinds blind ), perhaps, via notion of to make… …   Etymology dictionary

  • blend — [[t]blɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to mix smoothly and inseparably 2) to prepare by mixing various sorts or grades: I blend this tea by mixing chamomile with pekoe[/ex] 3) to intermingle smoothly and inseparably 4) to fit or relate harmoniously: The voices… …   From formal English to slang

  • blenden — blenden: Das westgerm. Verb mhd. blenden, ahd. blenten, mniederl. blenden, aengl. blendan ist das Bewirkungswort zu dem unter ↑ blind behandelten Adjektiv und bedeutet demnach eigentlich »blind machen«. Es bezeichnete ursprünglich die alte Strafe …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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