blae

American  

[bley, blee] / bleɪ, bli /

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. bluish-black; blue-gray.

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blae British  

/ ble, bleɪ /

adjective

1. bluish-grey; slate-coloured

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Etymology

Origin of blae

1150–1200; Middle English (north) bla < Old Norse blā blackish blue; see blue

Example Sentences

Are ye to eat your meat by the cheeks of a red fire, and think upon this poor sick lad of mine, biting his finger ends on a blae muir for cauld and hunger?

From Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Dalrymple^6 has been lang our fae, M'Gill^7 has wrought us meikle wae, An' that curs'd rascal ca'd M'Quhae,^8 And baith the Shaws,^9 That aft hae made us black an' blae, Wi' vengefu' paws.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

The great red face took a blae colour—the tongue protruded from his mouth and the eyes stared wildly.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John

I've seen's hae days to fricht us a', The Pentlands poothered weel wi' snaw, The ways half-smoored wi' liquid thaw, An' half-congealin', The snell an' scowtherin' norther blaw Frae blae Brunteelan'.

From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Though sweet is spring, whan young and gay, And blithe the blinks o' summer day; I fear nae winter cauld and blae, If blest wi' love and Annie, O!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles