blain

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"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

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

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

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 Harvey, James Clarence

The blain is more frequent in spring and summer than at other seasons of the year.

From The Dog by Youatt, William