Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BLAME, v.t. [Fr. blâmer, for blasmer; It. biasmare, to blame; biasmo, for blasmo, blame. The Greeks have the root of this word in βλασφημεω, to blaspheme, and it seems to be of the same family as Fr. blesser, to injure, that is, to strike. See Blemish. But it is not clear that the noun ought not to be arranged before the verb.]

1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; opposed to praise or commend, and applicable most properly to persons, but applied also to things. I withstood him, because he was to be blamed. – Gal. ii. I must blame your conduct; or I must blame you for neglecting business. Legitimately, it can not be followed by of.
2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish; to injure. [See Blemish.] She had blamed her noble blood. [Obs.] – Spenser.