Define:Blate

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English[eedit soorce]

Etymology[eedit soorce]

From Scots

, from Northern Middle Inglis *

blate, *blait

, from Old English

blāt

, from Template:Proto, from Template:Proto. Cognate with German

,

. More at bleak, bleach.

Pronunciation[eedit soorce]

  • /bleɪt/

Adjective[eedit soorce]

Blate (comparative Blater, superlative Blatest)

  1. Bashful, sheepish.
  2. Dull, stupid.

Anagrams[eedit soorce]

Dutch[eedit soorce]

Verb[eedit soorce]

Blate

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Anagrams[eedit soorce]

Scots[eedit soorce]

Etymology[eedit soorce]

Origin uncertain; perhaps from Old English blāt ‘pale’.

Pronunciation[eedit soorce]

  • /blet/

Adjective[eedit soorce]

Blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest)

  1. shy, modest, timid
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