blear

Meanings

Adjective

Dim, unclear from water or rheum.
Causing or caused by dimness of sight.

Verb

To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes.
To make blurred or dim.
To blur, make blurry.

Origin

From Middle English blere, related to Low German bleeroged, Middle High German blerre, German Blerre. Perhaps also related to blur.
From Middle English bleren, from Old English blerian.

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