blate

English

/bleɪt/

adj
Definitions
  • (Scotland) Bashful, sheepish.
  • (Scotland) Dull, stupid.

Etymology

Derived from Scots blate (sheepish, timid) derived from Middle English *blait, blate (pale, ghastly, terrified) derived from Old English blāt, blat (pale, livid, ghastly) derived from *blait (pale, discolored, discoloured, id) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyd- (pale, pallid) derived from Middle English bleth derived from Old English blēaþ (gentle, timid, inactive, peaceful, shy, cowardly, effeminate, slothful) derived from Proto-Germanic *blauþuz (weak, void, naked, timid).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blauþuz

Gloss

weak, void, naked, timid

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

弱

Emoji

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