bleten

Middle English

Alternative forms

blete
bleyte, blætenn (rare)

Etymology

From Old English blǣtan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɛːtən/

Verb

bleten

to bleat

Conjugation

Conjugation of bleten (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) bleten
1st person singular	blete	bletede
2nd person singular	bletest	bletedest
3rd person singular	bleteþ, bleteth	bletede
plural	bleten	bleteden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	blete	bletede
plural	bleten	bleteden
imperative	present
singular	blete
plural	bleteþ, bleteth
participle	present	past
participle	bletende, bletinge	bleted, ybleted

Descendants

English: bleat
Scots: blete, bleit, blate, blait
- ⇒ Scots: blaitand (present participle)
  - → English: blatant

References

“blēten, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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