J. van Baardwijk wrote a beautifully researched and referenced post:
> At 07:39 05-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: > >>> At 00:10 05-10-2002 -0500, The Fool foolishly blated: >> >> The word I believe you were looking for is 'blatted'? It means either a >> loud noise or the noise a sheep makes, IIRC. Been up since 2:30 -- too >> lazy to check the dictionary, but I'm nearly positive that 'blated' isn't >> an English word. > > At > http://rhyme.lycos.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=blate&typeofrhyme=def&org1=syl&org2=l, > the verb "blate" is defined as "cry plaintively". > > At http://www.hyperdic.net/dic/u/utter.shtml, "blate" is given as a synonym > for "utter". > > At http://dictionary.metor.com/wnet/4585882.htm, "blate" is given as a > synonym for "bleat", which in turn means "cry plaintively". > > At > http://www.stanford.edu/group/wais/mexico_virginofguadalupetwoversions121401.h > tml, > it says: > "When I am accused of doing something "blatant", my reaction is to look up > the word. It was coined by Edmund Spencer, and comes from "to blate" > (bellow)". > > So, it looks like "blated" is an English word after all (the past tense for > "to blate"). Now if you would only do the same for that other word..... Regards, Ray. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
