blæd
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, 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
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Etymology 2 edit
From a conflation of Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (“flower, leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlēdh-, *bhlō(w)-, *bhol- (“to flower; leaf”) and Proto-Germanic *blēdaz (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlē-, *bhAl- (“to blow, inflate”). 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.
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blǣd m
- blast, blowing
- inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor
- prosperity, wealth, riches
- success
- dignity
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See blēd.
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blǣd f
- Alternative form of blēd