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54 blofinnet, -finsket,, see , ,

bloga, blogda, blogga,, see , ,

blogaben [blog··aben·],, collar-bone of a halibut.. From this bone a number of smaller bones branch out along the gills, and when the fish opens its mouth these are spread out in fan-shape. blaka,, large leaf, used as a fan; bloka,, flake; slice, inter alia of the cartilaginous lamina of the ear; bløka [blø̄$n$ka], , wing of a bird, used for sweeping (differs from “bløðka, bløkka”, from “bløkubein” is found, partly in the same sense as, partly ( to Svabo) in the sense of hip-bone.
 * blaðka; see, ). In

blogaho,, see.

blogg [blog, blȯg],, big and clumsy, a b. boy, a b. piece o’ wood. blokk- used as an intensive in : “blokkstor”, enormously large; also in. blokk (blok),, a) bole of a tree; b) something exceptionally large.

blogummi [blogom·i, bᶅo-] and blugummi [blū·gom·i, bᶅū·-],, a species of wrasse (labrus) of a reddish-blue colour, = blaagume, , and.

shark, either blue shark or = , .
 * bloho [blōhō],, a species of

bᶅo-],, sheep (lamb) having woolly hair growing out of the tip of its horn., , : *biloðhyrningr (“*loðhyrningr” with the old prefix “bi”, round; about); loð,, fleece; downy hair (as the first part in ); hyrningr, , a horned person, animal or object.
 * blohonnin [blohȯᶇ·ɩn (-hȯᶇən, -hȯᶇdin),

bloit [blɔi‘t],, = ,

blokk [blɔ‘k, blå‘k] and blokka [blɔka],, a large leaf, leaf of marsh-marigold or buttercup (ranunculus); also as a name for the plant itself. , . With (g, gd) for :  [blɔga, bloga, blȯga], [blog] , [blɔγa, blōga], , [blɔgd-] for *, *. Other and more corrupted forms are [blȯda] and [blȯba] . — The -form “blōga” is reported with the translation “colt’s foot”. — *blaðka; blaðka,, leaf of certain plants (B.H.); blokka, , (small) leaf; bløðka [blö‘ka], , large leaf, cabbage-leaf. In “hófbla(ð)ka” denotes marigold globe-flower, caltha palustris, = blokk(a), blogga. In this plant is named “horse-høv [hå‘rs·hø̄v·]”; høv,, hoof. In -hay denotes hay from grass growing in swampy places (hay well mixed with leaves of marigold).

blonäild [blonäild· and -näᶅd·, bᶅo-] and blonäildet [blonäil·dət and -näᶅ·dət, bᶅo-],, musty, mildewed; mouldy, b. fish, flesh. ,, Denotes a somewhat damper mould than,. from *næla, ; næla (lt), Fær. naela (ld), to shoot forth with small sprouts; of grain; seed; hair, Arises, in that case, from an * in which e has changed to ä on account of the softening of the consonant:.
 * blá-næltr? seems to be

blont [blȯ‘ᶇt],, 1) a flash; gleam; gleam of light, = $w$, 1, to which  must be considered as a parallel form; der’r no [‘not’] a o’ light within de door . 2) wink of sleep; doze; to tak’ a b.; he’s ta’en [‘taken’] him a b. , blundr,, wink of sleep; doze. $ə$,

bloster [blostər, blɔstər, blɔ$n$stər,