blæd

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See also: blad, błąd, Błąd, and blað

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From 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).

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blæd n

  1. leaf
  2. the broad, flat blade of a utensil (e.g., an oar or spade)
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  • Middle English: blad, blade

Etymology 2

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From 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?)

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blǣd m

  1. blast, blowing
  2. 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.
  3. prosperity, wealth, riches
  4. success
  5. dignity
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Etymology 3

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See blēd.

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blǣd f

  1. Alternative form of blēd
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