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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLAW, n.³, v.²

1. n. “Blossom, bloom” (Abd.²² 1934).Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems 146:
Whan flowers are i' the blaw.

2. v. “To blossom” (Abd.¹⁹ 1934).Bwk. c.1840 T. Knox in Minstrelsy of the Merse (ed. Crockett 1893) 177:
Still sweetly blaws the auld wall-flower, And waves ilk forest tree.Rnf. 1807 R. Tannahill Poems and Songs 12:
Suner shall roses in December blaw.Dmf. 1912 A. Anderson Surfaceman's Later Poems 33:
Row, Kello, row frae rocky linns, An' through amang thy grassy braes, Where gowans grow an' hawthorns blaw.