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)

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

Related terms

Descendants

Scots: wlate