blate 1
— blately , adv. — blateness , n.
/blayt/ , adj. Chiefly Scot.
bashful; shy.
[ bef. 1000; OE blat livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME) ]
blate 2
/blayt/ , v. , blated, blating , n. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
v.i.
1. bleat.
n.
2. bleat (def. 4).
[ 1855-60; perh. dial. var. of BLEAT (cf. GREAT) ]