bleaþ

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *blauþaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blæ͜ɑːθ/ === Adjective === blēaþ (comparative blēaþra) gentle; shy; cowardly; timid slothful; inactive effeminate ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bleath, blethe Scots: blate, blait English: blate, bloat