Middle English Dictionary Entry
blēt adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | blēt adj. & n. |
| Etymology | OE blēat destitute (corresp. to OFris. blāt, MDu. bloot bare, destitute). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Bare (boughs); (b) bareness, lack of cover.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)616 : Ich habbe at wude tron wel grete, Mit þicke boȝe noþing blete.
b
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)57 : Ȝif ich me loki wit þe bare, & me schilde wit þe blete, Ne reche ich noȝt of þine þrete.