Etymology

blart

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Today it means: To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament. Full definition →

Middle English *blerten ← Old English *blǣrettan
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The story

  1. Old English · derived from*blǣran
  2. Old English · inherited from*blǣrettan
  3. Middle English · inherited from*blerten
  4. English todayblart

Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a variant of Old English *blǣran (compare Middle English bleren, blaren, bloren (“to cry, bellow, wail”) > English blare, blore). Compare also Middle English blurden, English blurt.

Words from the same roots

Middle English*blerten all →

blurt

Old English*blǣrettan all →

blurt

Old English*blǣran all →

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