blætan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blātijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblæː.tɑn/

Verb

blǣtan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of blǣtan (weak, class 1)
infinitive blǣtan blǣtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular blǣte blǣtte
second person singular blǣtest, blǣtst blǣttest
third person singular blǣteþ, blǣtt, blǣt blǣtte
plural blǣtaþ blǣtton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular blǣte blǣtte
plural blǣten blǣtten
imperative
singular blǣt
plural blǣtaþ
participle present past
blǣtende (ġe)blǣted

Descendants

  • Middle English: bleten, blete, bleyte, blætenn (rare)
    • English: bleat
    • Scots: blete, bleit, blate, blait
      • ⇒ Scots: blaitand (present participle)
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