blin

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Definition of blin in English English dictionary

To stop, desist; to cease to move, run, flow, etc., let up

A child may cry for half an hour, and never blin ; it may rain all day, and never blin ; the train ran 100 miles, and never blinned.

To cease from

nathemore for that spectacle bad, / Did th'other two their cruell vengeaunce blin .

Cessation; end

To stop; to cease; to desist

Related Terms

blini

A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon

blini

A small unsweetened pancake made of buckwheat flour and often leavened with yeast These pancakes are often brushed with large amounts of melted butter and served with caviar and sour cream Other versions may be made of vegetable purees or semolina flour

blini

{i} small Russian pancake made with yeast and buckwheat flour

blini

Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream

blini

They are Russian pancakes made with yeast and buckwheat flour, and have been made in Russia for hundreds of years They are used in place of puff pastry for canapes to serve caviar, smoked salmon, and a number of other savory foods

blini

[Russian] A small unsweetened pancake made of buckwheat flour and often leavened with yeast These pancakes are often brushed with large amounts of melted butter and served with caviar and sour cream Other versions may be made of vegetable purees or semolina flour

Etymology

() From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bi-linnanan (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”). Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (Swedish dialectal linna, “to pause, rest”).