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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Blate, Blait, v. [Var. of Blete v.] intr. To bleat. Also Blating vbl. n. a1500 Henryson Fab. 2692.
The selie lamb culd do na thing bot blait 1513 Doug. ix. ii. 65 (R).
Tharin blatand [B., Sm. bletand] the lammys … liggis 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 95.
Scho wald … Blait lyke ane hog 1549 Compl. 39/5.
The bullis began to bullir, quhen the scheip began to blait 1567 G. Ball. 185.
Euer this was the blating of our queir Ib. 186.
Quhen we ar drownit, we sall blait on our beir a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxiv. 45.
As the buk, vhare he is bound, mon blait c1590 J. Stewart 88/307.
Monie flokis … Sum routting loud, and sum did semplie blait