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Old English · verb

blætan

Normalised blǣtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈblæː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈblæː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bleatblatantbaa

Meaning

  1. to baa, bleat

    Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…

    I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:

Conjugation

Conjugation of blætan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular blǣteblǣtte
2nd singular blǣtestblǣtstblǣttest
3rd singular blǣteþblǣttblǣtblǣtte
Plural blǣtaþblǣtton
Subjunctive
Singular blǣteblǣtte
Plural blǣtenblǣtten
Non-finite forms of blætan
Form
Infinitive blǣtan
Inflected infinitive blǣtenne
Imperative singular blǣt
Imperative plural blǣtaþ
Present participle blǣtende
Past participle blǣtedġeblǣted

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blātijan.

Descendants

blatant, bleat

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