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.

Derived terms

• chilblain

Translations

skin swelling or sore

• Bulgarian: пришка (priška)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Scots: blain

Anagrams

• Albin, Labin, binal

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblin/, /ˈblɛn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪn/

Noun

blain (plural blains)

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

Derived terms

• blainy