blætan

Old English

Etymology

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From Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BLAETANCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BLAETAN *blātijan.

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. to baa, bleat
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:
      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,…
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Conjugation

Descendants

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