Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blœða, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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blæða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blæddi, supine blætt)

  1. (impersonal, dative object) to bleed
    Henni blæddi út.
    She bled to death.
    Mér blæðir.
    I am bleeding.
  2. (intransitive) to pay, to pay through the nose
    Hann mátti blæða.
    He had to pay through the nose.
    Ég skal blæða á þig kaffi.
    I'll buy you some coffee.

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