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48, mountain; rock. is doubtless the -form “bjǫrg”; björg,, for “bjarg”. — In the forms [bjȯrg] and björg [björg] are found as place-names, de (Olnesfirth Ness. ); de (Kokeren, ), partly grass-grown, rocky formation; de , , extended, rocky, elevated ridge; de (Hamister, ): *bjǫrgin  with  -sign “s”.

björg [björg],, in the “finger-b.” [fɩŋ·ər-björg·], finger-stall, piece of skin, shaped like the finger of a glove, pulled over a piece of linen, tied round an injured finger.  bjǫrg , help; protection. fingurbjörg, fingerbjørg,, finger-stall.

black-baka [-bāka],, = ,

black-moget [-mōgət],, black, with white belly, of sheep. *(svart-) mǫgóttr. See ,

blad [blād],, in the “de’il’s [‘devil’s’] b.b. [sic] “ = no news at all (on inquiry about news). From blað,, blade? -blad [blad] is used as “blad”, of a feeble person, a b. o’ a man; [bladi], , feeble; see further ,

blad [blād],, 1) to reap; to cut heather for thatching, in the “to b. de [‘heather’]”, tabu- (used by fishermen at sea) for what is  called “to strike de ” (see , ). 2) to cut peat, to b. be (see, ), tabu-, sea-, = to de mør [‘moor’]. : to strike; throw, and is to be classed with blad,, to slap; strike, blaka,, to flap; wave. blaa and blaka,, to warp; hew down; rough-hew (timber).

bladd [blad],, very large rain-drop, in the :, large drops falling rapidly (when sleet is falling); “he’s layin’  upo de windeg [‘window’], de same as [‘as if’] it wis [‘was’ = had] been snaw [‘snow’]”. bladda, , a) lump of dirt; b) large fast-falling rain-drops and great, wet flakes of snow (Ri.). Deviating somewhat from “a blad o’ weet [‘wet’],” violent shower of rain (blad,, to strike; drive against, inter alia of rain).

blag [blāg],, interval; breathing-space; rest, reported in with regard to fishermen’s sea-term tabu: “halt [hä‘ᶅt] dy hands and tak’ a b.!” in fishing: stop the work ( keep your hands still) and take a rest!  blak,, flap; tap; fluttering movement, See ,

blag [(blag) blāg, bᶅāg],, 1) to fling; throw; throw away, to b. awa (: bᶅâg); b. dee doon! throw yourself down (: blâg), to b. de sail, to lower the sail, on a vessel, boat (: blâg). At times (rarely; ) in the : “to b. [blag, blāg, bᶅāg] de (ane’s) or ”, to give up the ghost; to die, he’s his  ;, , adjectivally used, is more common, meaning expired; dead. 2) to b. anesell [‘oneself’], to breathe; take a (little) rest; b. dee! rest a little! = tak’ a b.! see, , — blaka,, to tap; wave; flap; blaka,, to throw; fling.

blagda [blagda] and blaget [blagət, blägət],, 1) wedge; 2) a longish piece, cut from the belly of a fish ( coalfish), used for bait. blagda: blaget: ; further ,
 * blagð- (*blegð-, wedge). See

blaget$n$, and, dead, see under, 1.

blaget$n$ [blāgət] and bleget [blēgət (bᶅēgət, bᶅē$s$gət)],, spotted, speckled; a b. sheep, a white sheep with black spots; de eart’ is b., the earth