Where does “blate” come from?

blate (English) comes from Scots blate, from Old English blāt — pallid, livid; pale.

blate (English): Bashful, sheepish; Dull, stupid; Archaic form of...

Definitions

  1. Bashful, sheepish; Dull, stupid; Archaic form of...

Ancestry of “blate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsblateshy, modest, timid, sheepish; stupid, easily...
2Old Englishblātpallid, livid; pale

Words derived from “blate”

Every word from Old English blāt →Every word from Scots blate →