bloedvergieten
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of bloed + vergieten. Attested as early as the seventeenth century, used in the Statenvertaling (Apo. Esther 16, arguably Proverbs 6).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bloedvergieten n (uncountable)
- bloodshed (violent loss of life) [from 17th c.]
- Synonym: bloedvergieting
- 2016 March 30, “Vliegtuigkaper: Heb mijn kinderen 24 jaar niet gezien”, in BN De Stem:
- De kaping werd uiteindelijk zonder bloedvergieten afgehandeld.
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- (obsolete) bloodletting (removal of blood from the veins) [18th–19th c.]
- Synonyms: aderlaten, aderlating
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → West Frisian: bloedferjitten (calque)