blate
1 Americanadjective
verb (used without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of blate1
before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)
Origin of blate2
Example Sentences
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He broke off to hum:— “‘Now Johnnie, troth, ye werena blate, to come wi’ the news o’ your ain, And leave your men in sic a strait, so early in the morning.’
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
"Upon my word," said the General, taken aback for a moment by the easy manners of his countryman, but rejoicing in every new assurance of home, "our people are no blate."
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian
"By the faith o' Innerkepple, ye're no blate, Kate!" said the old baron, still laughing; "but come, let us see our wounded men"—taking his daughter's arm.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various
My troth, ye're no blate, sirrah, to tell me sae—her ain faither," said Clayslaps, reddening with anger; "but I advise ye, freend, neither to mak nor meddle wi' oor affairs, else ye may repent it.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
Forbye to speer for leave I'm blate For fushin' there!
From Ban and Arriere Ban by Lang, Andrew
What meaneth then this blating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
From There is No Harm in Dancing by Penn, W. E.
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