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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BLEIR, v. “To bleir one's character, to asperse it, to calumniate” (Fif. 1825 Jam.2).
[O.Sc. blere, bleir, v., to deceive, to look with blear eyes, wear out the eyes with peering. Of uncertain origin; cf. St.Eng. blear, to blear the eyes, hence to deceive.]
