blæd
Old English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m, from *bʰleh₃-.
Cognate with Old Frisian bled (West Frisian bled), Old Saxon blad, Dutch blad, Old High German blat (German Blatt), Old Norse blað (Danish blad, Icelandic blað).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblæd n
Declension
editDeclension of blæd (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom a conflation of Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (“flower, leaf”) and Proto-Germanic *blēdaz (“blowing, blast”). Cognate with Old High German blāt (“flower, blossom, prosperity; blowing, breeze, windgust”). Related to Old English blǣdre (“bubble, blister, pimple”), blǣst (“windgust”). More at bladder, blast, blow.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblǣd m
- blast, blowing
- inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.- His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.
- His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
- prosperity, wealth, riches
- success
- dignity
Declension
editDeclension of blæd (strong a-stem)
Etymology 3
editSee blēd.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblǣd f
- Alternative form of blēd
Derived terms
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