Blab, 1) absol. to tell what ought to be kept secret: “these blue-veined violets whereon we lean never can b.” Ven. 126. “when my tongue --s, then let mine eyes not see,” Tw. I, 2, 63. H6B IV, 1, 1. Troil. III, 2, 132. Oth. IV, 1, 29.
2) trans.: “Beaufort's red sparkling eyes b. his heart's malice,” H6B III, 1, 154. Tit. III, 1, 83.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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