blod

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish bloth, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”), cognate with English blood, German Blut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ,

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• Rhymes: -oð

Noun

blod n (singular definite blodet, not used in plural form)

1. blood

Usage notes

In compounds, blod- or blods-.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “blod” in Den Danske Ordbog
• blod on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Manx

Etymology

From Old English blæd.

Noun

blod m (genitive singular , plural )

1. blade

Mutation

Middle English

Noun

blod

1. Alternative form of blood

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

blod

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluː/

Noun

blod n (definite singular blodet, uncountable)

1. blood

Derived terms

Related terms

• blø

References

• “blod” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

blod

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”). Cognates include English blood.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluː/
• (tjukk l) IPA^(key): /bɽuː/

Noun

blod n (definite singular blodet, uncountable)

1. blood

Derived terms

References

• “blod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of unknown origin.

Cognate with Old Frisian blōd, Old Saxon blōd, Old High German bluot, Old Norse blóð, and Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bloːd/

Noun

blōd n

1. blood
   • Wæs þæt blōd hāt.

     The blood was hot.

     (Beowulf)

Declension

Derived terms

• -blēde (“-blooded”)
• blōdgyte (“bloodshed”)
• blōdiġ (“bloody”)
• blōdlēas (“bloodless”)
• blōdrēad (“blood red”)
• blōdwīte (“penalty for committing bloodshed”)

Descendants

• Middle English: blood
  • Scots: bluid
  • English: blood

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

Noun

blōd n

1. blood
2. consanguinity

Declension

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Bloud
• West Frisian: bloed

References

• Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
• Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

Noun

blōd n

1. blood

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: blôt
  • German Low German: Blood, Bloot

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)
• Holthausen, Ferdinand (1954) Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, page 8

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish blōþ, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluːd/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

blod n

1. blood

Declension

Related terms

References

• blod in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• blod in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• blod in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• blod in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

blod (nominative plural blods)

1. brother

Declension

Synonyms

• higem

Hypernyms

• gem (“sibling”)

Coordinate terms

• jigem (“sister”)
• jiblod (“sister”)
• sör (“sister”)

Derived terms

• blodacil (“brother's child, nephew or niece”)
• blodadaut (“brother's daughter, niece”)
• blodason (“brother's son, nephew”)
• (collective) blodef (“(group of) brothers”)
• blodik (“brotherly, fraternal”)

See also

• jikleudan (“religious sister, nun”)