Part 89 (2/2)
Geris mendacia In sense 2 it seems to be merely a dimin from _Blout_, q v
BLUITER, BLUTTER, _s_
1 A ru noise; as that sometimes made by the intestines, S
2 Apparently used to denote filth in a liquid state
_Cleland_
_To_ BLUME, _v n_ To blossom, S _bloom_, E
_To_ BLUNK, _v a_ To spoil a thing, to e any business, S
Hence,
BLUNKIT, BLINKIT, _part pa_ ”Injured by ement, or by some mischievous contrivance,” Gl Sibb
BLUNKET, _s_ Expl ”Pale blue; perhaps any faint or faded colour; q
_blanched_” Sibb
_Sir Gawan and Sir Gal_
BLUNT, _adj_ Stripped, bare, naked
_Douglas_
This seems to be radically the same with _Blout_, q v
BLUNTIE, _s_ A sniveller, a stupid fellow, S
_Burns_
BLUP, _s_ One who makes a clumsy or aard appearance; Loth It is apparently the same with _Flup_, q v
_To_ BlustER, _v a_ To disfigure in writing
V ~Bludder~, _v_
_Baillie_