blain

See also: Blain

English

Etymology

From Middle English blain, from Old English blegen. Cognates include Middle Low German bleine ("blain"), Dutch blein ("blain"), and Dutch blegn ("blain").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bleɪn/

Noun

blain (plural blains)

  1. A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.

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Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblin/, /ˈblɛn/
  • (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈbleɪn/

Noun

blain (plural blains)

  1. A scar or weal; a blemish.
  2. A hole, a vacancy, an omission.

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