blate

blate
blate1
—blately, adv. —blateness, n.
/blayt/, adj. Chiefly Scot.
bashful; shy.
[bef. 1000; OE blat livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)]
blate2
/blayt/, v., blated, blating, n. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
v.i.
1. bleat.
n.
2. bleat (def. 4).
[1855-60; perh. dial. var. of BLEAT (cf. GREAT)]

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