Where does “blate” come from?

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

blate (Middle English): pale, ghastly, terrified

Definitions

  1. pale, ghastly, terrified

Ancestry of “blate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishblaitpale, ghastly, terrified
2Old Englishblātpallid, livid; pale
Every word from Old English blāt →Every word from Middle English blait →