A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1627
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Blent, p.t. and p.p. [ME. blent(e, bleinte, bleynte, for OE. blencte, p.t. of blencan Blenk v.] Glanced, usually of persons looking.Only in poetry, and freq. with alliteration.(1) c1450-2 Howlat 3.
The bemes blythest of ble fro the son blent 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 196/31.
The schinand swordis aganis the sone sa blent(2) a1500 Henr. Orph. 293.
As he blent besyd him … , He sawe [etc.] a1500 Ib. 392.
He blent bakwart c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 330.
About he blent on to the burd him bye c1475 Ib. v. 206.
Agayne he blent quhat perance he sawe thair 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 326.
Backwert he blent to give them knawledging 1501 Ib. iii. 616.
In at a boir I blent c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 112.
As Belzebub had on me blent c1500-c1512 Id. xxvii. 19.
The tailȝour on the barrowis blent 1513 Doug. i. xi. 144.
Full slely than he blent apon the queyn 1513 Ib. ii. xi. 101; etc.
Nor neuer abak … Blent I agane 15.. Clariodus iii. 462.
All hir lovit that upon hir blent c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii. 577.
At the last he blent about of chance a1627 Craig v. 34/14.
Then blythlie the bairne blent