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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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Blasing, ppl. a. [ME. blasynge, blaising, pres. p. of blase, to blaze.] Shining with bright colours. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. xiv. 12.
So mony preistis cled vp in secular weid, With blasing breistis casting thair clathis on breid
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"Blasing ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/blasing>
