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Rh blindlit, blindlut [blɩnd·lɩt·, blendlot], , 1) the light (whitish, slightly yellowish-reddish) colour obtained from the lichen “(sten-) ”. 2) = $2$, . : a rather undecided colour.
 * blindr litr (“blind colour”), denoting

blink [blɩ‘ŋk],, 1) a flash; gleam; a b. o’ de ee [‘eye’]; de first b. o’ day, the first peep of day; I got a b. o’ it. From is reported a tabu-, used by fishermen at sea: “I see a b.”, I catch a gleam,  of a fish under the surface of the water (= light i’ de lum!). , and  blink,  blink,  2) a light band of fog; bluish streak; haze, a (blue) b. alang de shore; 3) a wink of sleep; doze; he’s ta’en him a b., he has had a short or (ironically) a good sleep ; no a b. I got ; = $h$ 2 and . Meanings 2 and 3 are peculiar to Shetlandic.

blink [blɩ‘ŋk],, 1) to gleam; flash; to b. de ee, to blink one’s eyes; to b. de , to light the open train-oil lamp for a moment; From  is reported a tabu-expr., used by fishermen at sea: “shø [‘she’] ”, a fish shows itself (see , ). 2) to miss; miscarry, hit [‘it’] for me (= hit );   and blinka, blinke,  blink, For meaning 2 of , , : to gleam; flash,
 * to miscarry.

blinker [blɩ‘ŋkər],, 1) eye, as a tabu-name, sea-term, of a child’s eye; de is doon [‘down’] (in sleepy children); 2) star, tabu-word, used by fishermen at sea;

blit, blitek [blit, blitək],, white vein; whitish spot or streak on a rock, = $1$ and , The current form is now ; is found in a few names of fishing- grounds:  [bl$n$it], [hȯᶁ··ᶁᶎəblit·], [glåffis-] ; these names doubtless originate from the fact that the most important landmarks are streaks or veins of a light colour on the rocks, by which these fishing-grounds can be found, assimilates in meaning to  blik,, of which it might be either a corrupted form or rather a (*blikt). A *“blikt” is confirmed by blikta,, = blika (to gleam; flash), and bliktalogn = blikalogn (dead calm).

blo- [blo (bᶅo)],, dark blue, blá-, is found as the first part in some :, , mildew; mould, with adjectives: , , further: , ,, and , , a species of wrasse (labrus), — see under, , , . In place-names as: [blōbærg, bᶅō-], sea-term for “Rønis Hill”, the highest elevation in Shetland, on account of its bluish colour seen from a distance: ): *blá-fell; [blōgjō] (frequent): : *blá-mýrrin (mýrina), de  [blōmərs] : *blá-mýrar, (Levenwick, ): *blá-tjarnir; [blōstak] (Hillswick, NessHillswick Ness [sic], ): *blá-stakkr. Alternative use of “blo” and “blue” is found in  [blobræk] : *blá-brekka, = “Blue mire”.
 * blá-berg,; [sic] [blōfel, bᶅɔ̄-] (,
 * blá-gjá; [bᶅomør·na]
 * (de) [blɔᶊəns]

blobelti [blobe‘l·ti],, sea-term, tabu-name, for peat. See ,

bilge water in a boat, tabu-word, used by fishermen at sea. *bloti (or *bløyta); bloti,  blote, , and bleyta,  bløyta, , dampness; liquid.
 * bloda [blɔda, blȯda],, (dirty)

blofinni,, see ,