wlaten

Middle English

Alternative forms
  • wlatien

Etymology

From Old English wlǣtian (“to loathe; cause a person loathing, disgust”).

Verb

wlaten (third-person singular simple present wlateth, present participle wlatende, wlatynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wlated)

  1. (intransitive) to feel disgust (toward); loathe; abominate
  2. (transitive) to disgust; cause (one) to loathe

Descendants
  • Scots: wlate
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