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But at no time was the genial little poet "blate," as he would himself have said. From Project Gutenberg Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House …

blate in American English (bleit) (verb blated, blating) (chiefly in South Midland and Southern US) intransitive verb

blate (bleɪt) adj 1. obsolete exhibiting corpselike qualities, for example a pallid tone, insensibility, or lack of spirits 2. undiscerning

From Scots blate (“timid, sheepish”), apparently a conflation of Northern Middle English * blate, *blait (“pale, ghastly, terrified”), from Old English blāt (“pale, livid, ghastly”), from Proto-Germanic *blaitaz …

Jun 18, 2025 · Adjective blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest) (Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.

Blate (pronounced [ˈblaːtɛ]) is a small settlement southwest of Dolenja Vas in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included …

Factsheet What does the adjective blate mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective blate, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and …

Blate definition: shy and avoiding attention. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

blate - disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)