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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bloed + vink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblut.fɪŋk/
- Hyphenation: bloed‧vink
Noun
bloedvink m (plural bloedvinken, diminutive bloedvinkje n)
- (uncommon) Synonym of goudvink (“bullfinch”) (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
- 1728, "Herderskout, tusschen Wouter en Liefhart", Dichtlievende tydkortingen, bestaande in gedichten van verscheide stoffe en rymtrant, publ. by Samuel Luchtmans, 69.
'k Heb twee bloedvinkjes aan myn Minnares geschonken, / Die kunstig zingen en met schone verwen pronken:- I have given two little bullfinches unto my lover, / Who sing artly and display their gorgeous colours: