bleten

See also: blèten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛːtən/

Verb

bleten (third-person singular simple present bleteth, present participle bletende, bletynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bleted)

  1. to bleat

Conjugation

Conjugation of bleten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) bleten, blete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular blete bleted
2nd-person singular bletest bletedest
3rd-person singular bleteth bleted
subjunctive singular blete
imperative singular —
plural1 bleten, blete bleteden, bletede
imperative plural bleteth, blete —
participles bletynge, bletende bleted, ybleted

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: bleat
  • Scots: blete, bleit, blate, blait
    • ⇒ Scots: blaitand (present participle)

References

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