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blate
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Princeton's WordNet
bashful, blateverb
disposed to avoid notice
"they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
bleat, blate, blat, baaverb
cry plaintively
"The lambs were bleating"
Wiktionary
blateadjective
Bashful, sheepish.
blateadjective
Dull, stupid.
Etymology: From Scots blate, from Northern *, from blat, from blaitaz, from bhlAid-. Cognate with blassen, bleich. More at bleak, bleach.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bleit, Blateadjective
Bashful. It is used in Scotland, and the bordering counties.
Wikipedia
Blate
Blate (pronounced [ˈblaːtɛ]) is a small settlement southwest of Dolenja Vas in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
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blate
Blate is a term primarily used in Scottish dialect. It can be used as a verb, meaning to be shy or bashful. As an adjective, it can describe someone or something as being shy or embarrassed. It can also be potentially used as a noun to refer to a shy or bashy person.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blate
blāt, adj. bashful, timidly awkward. [Scot.; A.S. blát, pale.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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