Old English · adjective
bleat
Normalised blēat
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /blæ͜ɑːt/
- Syllables
- blæ͜ɑːt (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- wretchedmiserable
Meaning
-
wretched, miserable
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | blēat | blēat | blēat |
| Accusative | blēatne | blēate | blēat |
| Genitive | blēates | blēatre | blēates |
| Dative | blēatum | blēatre | blēatum |
| Instrumental | blēate | blēatre | blēate |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | blēate | blēatablēate | blēat |
| Accusative | blēate | blēatablēate | blēat |
| Genitive | blēatra | blēatra | blēatra |
| Dative | blēatum | blēatum | blēatum |
| Instrumental | blēatum | blēatum | blēatum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | blēata | blēate | blēate |
| Accusative | blēatan | blēatan | blēate |
| Genitive | blēatan | blēatan | blēatan |
| Dative | blēatan | blēatan | blēatan |
| Instrumental | blēatan | blēatan | blēatan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | blēatan | blēatan | blēatan |
| Accusative | blēatan | blēatan | blēatan |
| Genitive | blēatrablēatena | blēatrablēatena | blēatrablēatena |
| Dative | blēatum | blēatum | blēatum |
| Instrumental | blēatum | blēatum | blēatum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz, whence also Old High German blōz (“naked”), Old Norse blautr. More at blouse.
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