Define:Blate

English

Etymology

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

• /bleɪt/

Adjective

Blate (comparative Blater, superlative Blatest)

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

Anagrams

• ablet
• bleat
• table

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Dutch

Verb

Blate

1. Template:Nl-verb-form

Anagrams

• tabel

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Scots

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• /blet/

Adjective

Blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest)

1. shy, modest, timid