blain

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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

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

From The Valley of the Kings by Pickthall, Marmaduke William

And no philosophic theory condescends to bring the Ideal, the Absolute, and the Unconditioned, into such close and intimate connection with the frog-spawn of the ditch and the blain upon the tortured skin.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.

Can't you virshta blain Eenglish ven you hears it?

From The End of the World A Love Story by Eggleston, Edward

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 Leland, Charles Godfrey