feeding of cattell vpon corne lands, a raking with cattell ouer corne lands; also, the season (from th' Annunciation to th' end of Haruest) wherein cattell may, in some places, be turned, by some priuiledged persons, into common corne grounds. Droict de blayrie. Libertie, to turne his cattell a grazing into common corne grounds; or, as in Blairie. Blé. as Bled. Blece-esprit. (For, Blesse-esprit) Soule-hurting, spirit-wounding.
Bleceure: f. as Blessure. Bleche: com. Flaggie, ouer soft; puft vp with an vnsound fulnesse.
Blecque. pomme blecque. An apple thats too ripe, or too mellow.
Bled: m. (Any manner of) corne; and particularly (or when tis vsed without addition) wheat. Bled barbu. A kind of Panicke, tearmed by some, Turkie Hirse, by others, out-landish Panicke, or bearded wheat; also the ordinarie bearded wheat. Bled bernage. Meslin, or moulture corne; Wheat, Rie, and Barley mingled; also, corne that grew on a mans owne land, or in his owne soyle; corne of that countrey, or of a certaine countrey. Bled frime. Horse-flower, Oxe-wheat, Cow-wheat; Blacke-wheat. Bled d'Inde. as Bled de Turquie. Bled leger. Spelt, or Zea; a corne which makes light and sauorie, but not verie nourishing, bread. Bled locar. Saint Peters corne; (a kind of wall Barley.) Bled mestail. Meslin; Wheat, Rye, and Barley, mingled. Bled Marsés. March corne; any corne thats vsually sowed in March; also, as Excourgeon. Bled mouture. Moulture corne; or Meslin. Bled noir. Blacke wheat, Cow-wheat, Oxe-wheat. Bled poullart, & poullé. as Bled locar. Bled rouge. Ordinarie red wheat; called by some Kentishmen, Duck-wheat, and Normandie wheat. Bled Sarrasin. French wheat, Bucke-wheat, Bolymong (a verie course graine;) also, as Bled de Turquie. Bled tremés. March corne, Summer corne; such corne as is ripe within three monethes after it is sowen. Bled turguet. Amelcorne, Starch-corne. Bled de Turquie. Turkie corne, Turkie wheat; (wherof there be diuers kinds, differing in colour.) Traite de bleds. An imposition of iij. pounds x. shillings Tour. vpon euerie tunne of wheat (and ratably, vpon all sorts of graine) transported. Manger son bled en herbe. To turne his cattell into his corne before it be eared; or, to sell his corne on the ground, and spend the money before it be ripe; to spend his rents before they be due, his reuenew before it come in; wastfully to consume, or send packing, his patrimonie. Prendre entre la haye, & le bled. To surprise, or take vnprouided. À quelque pris qu'est le bled. How deere soeuer it cost me, how hardly soeuer I come by it, what price soeuer I giue for it. En petit champ croist bien bon blé: Prov. Small fields haue good corne growing in them. On seme les bleds à l'auanture: Prov. viz. Not knowing whether they will come vp or no.
Bledier: m. ere: f. Of, or belonging to, corne.
Terre blediere. Corne ground; land that beares corne, or abounds therein.
Bleme. as Blesme. Blemy. Growne pale, wan, bleake, white.
Blepharoïde. Tunique ble. One of the eyes little tunicles, whereby the waterie humour is distinguished from the glassie one.
Blereau. as Blaireau. A Badger.
Blesme: com. Pale, wanne, bleake, whitish, dead coloured. Se loger sur le blesme. Seeke Loger. Blesmet: m. ette: f. Somewhat pale, a little wan.
Blesmi: m. ie: f. Growne pale, wan, bleake.
Blesmer. To looke pale, grow wan, wax bleake, whitish, dead coloured.
Blesmissement: m. Palenesse, wannesse, bleakenesse; also, a looking, or waxing, pale, wan, bleake.
Blesmisseure: f. as Blesmissement. Blessable: com. Woundable.
Blessé: m. ée: f. Hurt, wounded; vlcerated; whose flesh is cut, or bruisd; whose skin is fretted off.
Blesser. To wound, or hurt; (whether by a bloudwipe, dry blow, or bruise) to vlcerate, or fret off, the skin. Blesser l'hnnoeur de. To depraue, or detract from; to blemish the reputation of. Tel tue qui ne pense que blesser: Prov. Some kill such as they would but hurt.
Blessure: f. A wound, or hurt; an (offensiue, or painfull) blow, cut, bruise, or skarre; also, a wounding, or hurting.
Blet: m. A blocke, doult, luske, sot, hoydon, lobcocke.
Blete: f. A turfe, or peat: ¶Norm. Blette: f. The hearbe called Blite, and Blits; also, as Belette. Blette blanche. The great, or ordinarie (white) Blite. Blette d'Espaigne. Spanish Beets; or th' ordinarie Blites; (an hearbe that hath neither sauour, tast, nor store of qualities.) Blette grande. The great red Beet, or Blite. Blette noire. as Blette rouge. Blette rouge. Th' ordinarie red Blite.
Blette. poire blette. An ouer-ripe peare; a peare thats rotten, or vnsound at the heart.
Bleu: m. bleuë: f. Blew.
Bleüastre: com. Blewish, or somewhat blew.
Bleüet: m. Blew-bottle, Blew-blaw, Corne-flower, Hurt-*sickle.
Blistres. as Belistres; Also, the hearbe called Bleets.
Bloc: m. A grosse, great, or generalitie; the whole of; or a heape of diuers wares hudled together; also, a block, or log. En bloc. Summarily, by great, in the whole. En bloc, & en tasche. One with another, tag and rag, all together.
Blocaille: f. Rubbish, shards, ragged stones; any grosse stuffe, whereof rude walls (or morter for stone walls) are made.
Bloccage: m. as Blocaille. Bloccageux: m. euse: f. Full of shards; rubbish, &c.
Bloccaille. as Blocaille. Bloccailleux. as Bloccageux. Blocul: m. The chiefest pole that vpholdeth a tent; also, a little fort, or block-house.
Blond: m. blonde: f. Light yellow, straw coloured, flaxen; also, (in hawkes, or stags) bright tawnie, or deer-coloured.
Blondelet: m. ette: f. Yellowish, pale yellow, somewhat flaxen haired.
Blondir. To grow light yellow, flaxen, or straw coloured.
