bleten

See also: blèten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blete
• bleyte, blætenn (rare)

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)
    • → English: blatant

References

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