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blin

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
blin, blinn, e; f. [ = be-lin; v. linnan to cease]
A ceasing, rest, intermission; cessatio, intermissio
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  • Bútan blinne

    without ceasing;

    sine intermissione,
      Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 20: Elen. Kmbl. 1648; El. 826.
Etymology
[Old Eng. blin, Ben. Jonson.]
Derived forms
DER. un-ablinn.
Similar entries
v. blinnan.
Linked entries
v.  blinnende.
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