wlaten

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wlātian, wlǣtian (“to loathe; cause a person loathing, disgust”), from Proto-Germanic *wlētōną, *wlatōną (“to disgust”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel(w)-, *wlē- (“to twist, wind, roll”). Cognate with Scots wlate (“to disgust”), Middle Low German wlaten (“to disgust, nauseate”). Related also to Old English ġewlǣtan (“to pollute, defile, debase”).

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

Alternative forms

• wlatien

Related terms

• flaten
• wlat
• wlatsome, waltsome