blêd

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bled, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with Dutch blad and English blade.

Noun

blêd n (plural blêden, diminutive bledsje)

1. leaf
2. blade
3. tray
4. sheet (of paper)
5. newspaper, magazine

Derived terms

• pompeblêd

Further reading

• “blêd”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011