Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Danish bløthær, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Compare Old Norse blauðr (weak, timid).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bløːd/, [b̥løðˀ]

Adjective edit

blød

  1. soft
  2. daft, silly, nuts
  3. sensitive, softhearted
  4. weak

Inflection edit

Inflection of blød
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular blød blødere blødest2
Indefinite neuter singular blødt blødere blødest2
Plural bløde blødere blødest2
Definite attributive1 bløde blødere blødeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Descendants edit

  • Norwegian Bokmål: bløt

Noun edit

blød c

  1. soak (clarification of this definition is needed)

Verb edit

blød

  1. imperative of bløde