Old English · adjective
bleaþ
Normalised blēaþ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /blæ͜ɑːθ/
- Syllables
- blæ͜ɑːθ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- blatebloatcowardlyshyinactivegentletimidslothful
Meaning
-
gentle; shy; cowardly; timid
-
slothful; inactive
-
effeminate
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | blēaþ | blēaþ | blēaþ |
| Accusative | blēaþne | blēaþe | blēaþ |
| Genitive | blēaþes | blēaþre | blēaþes |
| Dative | blēaþum | blēaþre | blēaþum |
| Instrumental | blēaþe | blēaþre | blēaþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | blēaþe | blēaþablēaþe | blēaþ |
| Accusative | blēaþe | blēaþablēaþe | blēaþ |
| Genitive | blēaþra | blēaþra | blēaþra |
| Dative | blēaþum | blēaþum | blēaþum |
| Instrumental | blēaþum | blēaþum | blēaþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | blēaþa | blēaþe | blēaþe |
| Accusative | blēaþan | blēaþan | blēaþe |
| Genitive | blēaþan | blēaþan | blēaþan |
| Dative | blēaþan | blēaþan | blēaþan |
| Instrumental | blēaþan | blēaþan | blēaþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | blēaþan | blēaþan | blēaþan |
| Accusative | blēaþan | blēaþan | blēaþan |
| Genitive | blēaþrablēaþena | blēaþrablēaþena | blēaþrablēaþena |
| Dative | blēaþum | blēaþum | blēaþum |
| Instrumental | blēaþum | blēaþum | blēaþum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blauþaz.
Descendants
blate, bloat
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