"bleareyed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈblɪər(ˌ)aɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bleareyed.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more bleareyed [comparative], most bleareyed [superlative], blear-eyed [alternative], bleary-eyed [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English blereyȝed, blere iȝed, bler-yed, equivalent to blear + eyed. Cognate with Low German bleeroged (“bleareyed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blereyȝed}} Middle English blereyȝed, {{com|en|blear|eyed}} blear + eyed, {{cog|nds|bleeroged|t=bleareyed}} Low German bleeroged (“bleareyed”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} bleareyed (comparative more bleareyed, superlative most bleareyed)
  1. Having dim or rheumy eyes. Derived forms: bleareyedness Translations (having rheumy eyes): гурелав (gurelav) (Macedonian), mata renga (Māori), z zaczerwienionymi oczami (Polish)
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "gurelav",
      "sense": "having rheumy eyes",
      "word": "гурелав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "having rheumy eyes",
      "word": "mata renga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "having rheumy eyes",
      "word": "z zaczerwienionymi oczami"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bleareyed"
}

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