Meaning

noun a hazy or indistinct representation

verb become glassy; lose clear vision

verb to make less distinct or clear

originFrom earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English *blerian (attested in āblered (“made bare, made bald”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“pale”). Compare Scots blore, bloar (“to blur, cover with blots”), Low German bleeroged (“blear-eyed”). More at blear.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0