bloed

See also: blöd and bloed-

Afrikaans

Etymology

  • From Dutch bloed, from Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /blut/, [bluːt], [blɯt]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    bloed (uncountable)

    1. blood

    Derived terms

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /blut/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: bloed
    • Rhymes: -ut

    Etymology 1

  • From Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą. Cognate with West Frisian bloed, English blood, German Blut, Danish blod.

    Noun

    bloed n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. blood
      Bloed is rood.Blood is red.
    2. (figuratively) a grave consequence, a high price
    3. (metonymic) a whole body; especially (plural also (archaic) bloeien in this sense) a (poor) person
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Afrikaans: bloed
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: blutu
    • Javindo: bloet
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: blut
    • ? Sranan Tongo: brudu
      • Aukan: buulu
      • Saramaccan: buúu

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    bloed

    1. inflection of bloeden:
      1. first-person singular present indicative
      2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
      3. imperative

    West Frisian

    Etymology

  • From Old Frisian blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bluə̯t/

    Noun

    bloed n (no plural)

    1. blood

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • bloed (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011