Archaic or regional plural of 'bleme,' possibly referring to skin blemishes or spots, though the exact meaning is uncertain in modern usage.
Possibly related to Old English or Middle English words for blemish, spot, or skin defect, though documentation is sparse. The word has largely disappeared from English.
This is one of those mysterious archaic words that appears in old texts but whose exact meaning has been lost—like a linguistic ghost! Scholars see 'bleymes' in medieval documents but can't quite pin down what it originally meant.
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