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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†BLAUGH, BLAUGHT, BLAUCHT, adj. Pale, livid.Bnff. 1853 Drunkard's Progress in Bnffsh. Jnl. (23 Aug.):
Now, ower the grieshoch blaught and fey.Abd. 1857 T. Treadles in Bnffsh. Jnl. (2 Dec.):
Its visage, wither'd, blaucht and wan, Bore witness o' nae earthly man.Rxb. 1825 Jam.2:
Blaugh. Of a bluish or sickly colour. [Now obs. according to Watson Rxb. W.-B. (1923).]

[O.Sc. blacht, blaucht, bleached, pale, pa.p. of O.Sc. bleche, to bleach, which had also blechit. Mid.Eng. blaȝt, O.E. blǣc(c)an, make pale, from O.E. blāk, pale. Blacht is formed on the analogy of O.E. tǣcan, teach, tāhte, taught, rǣcan, reach, rāhte, raught (obs.).]

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