- blyscan
- wv/t1b to make or color reddish; to be reddish; transf., to have a reddish glow [rutilare]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Blush — (bl[u^]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blushed} (bl[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blushing}.] [OE. bluschen to shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a torch, [=a]bl[=y]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to blaze, blush.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blushed — Blush Blush (bl[u^]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blushed} (bl[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blushing}.] [OE. bluschen to shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a torch, [=a]bl[=y]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to blaze, blush.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blushing — Blush Blush (bl[u^]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blushed} (bl[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blushing}.] [OE. bluschen to shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a torch, [=a]bl[=y]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to blaze, blush.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blush — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from blusshen Date: 14th century 1. outward appearance ; view < at first blush > 2. a reddening of the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion 3. a red or rosy tint 4. a cosmetic applied to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
bhel- — I. bhel 1 To shine, flash, burn; shining white and various bright colors. Derivatives include blue, bleach, blind, blond, blanket, black, flagrant, and flame. I. Suffixed full grade form … Universalium
blush — blushful, adj. blushfully, adv. blushfulness, n. blushingly, adv. blushless, adj. /blush/, v.i. 1. to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero. 2. to feel shame or embarrassment (often fol. by at… … Universalium
blush — 1. A sudden and brief redness of the face and neck due to emotion. 2. In angiography, used metaphorically to describe neovascularity or, in some cases, extravasation. [M.E., fr. O.E. blyscan,] tumor b. enhancement of tumor on radiologic exams by… … Medical dictionary
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
bliscan — see blyscan … Old to modern English dictionary
