bløt
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "blot"
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɜːt
Etymology 1
[edit]From Danish blød with native Norwegian -t (compare blaut), from Old Danish bløthær from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Influenced by German blöd (“imbecile”).
Alternative forms
[edit]- blaut (Nynorsk also)
Adjective
[edit]bløt (neuter singular bløtt, definite singular and plural bløte, comparative bløtere, indefinite superlative bløtest, definite superlative bløteste)
- soft, as opposed to hard
- (figuratively) Alluding to overripe fruit.
- bløt på pæra
- hun må være helt bløt
- she must be quite stupid or insane
- en bløt vits
- a "wet" joke
- gentle, tender
- en bløt berøring
- a soft touch
- en bløt berøring
- moist, wet
- bløt til skinnet
- soaking wet (literally, wet to the skin)
- bløt til skinnet
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]bløt
Usage notes
[edit]The word, when used in this context, as a noun, is used in some expressions only and not generally as a synonym for water or wetness.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bløt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Categories:
- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɜːt
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns