blate
1[ bleyt ]
adjectiveChiefly Scot.
bashful; shy.
Origin of blate
1before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)
Other words from blate
- blately, adverb
- blateness, noun
Words Nearby blate
Other definitions for blate (2 of 2)
blate2
[ bleyt ]
noun
Origin of blate
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How to use blate in a sentence
We're no blate at askin' the lawin', although some folk are unco' slow at payin' o't. It's just four-and-six.
Scotch Wit and Humor | W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe"You're too blate, Colin," he said, and then he put his arm through his wife's and gave her a squeeze to take her into his joke.
John Splendid | Neil MunroHe's 'no blate,' as they used to say in Scotland, and made himself quite at home to-night.
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellBut I dinna ken the way ot, father; I neer did sic a thing a my days; odd, Im unco blate to tryt.
The Entail | John GaltBut the compliment is like the chariot-wheels o Pharaoh, sae dreigh o drawing, that I canna afford to be blate wi you ony langer.
The Entail | John Galt
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