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bleat

Pronunciation: /blæ͜ɑːt/

“bleat” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. wretched, miserable

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz, whence also Old High German blōz (“naked”), Old Norse blautr. More at blouse.

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