bløt
See also: Appendix:Variations of "blot"
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɜːt
Etymology 1 edit
From Danish blød with native Norwegian -t (compare blaut), from Old Danish bløthær from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Influenced by German blöd (“imbecile”).
Alternative forms edit
- blaut (Nynorsk also)
Adjective edit
bløt (neuter singular bløtt, definite singular and plural bløte, comparative bløtere, indefinite superlative bløtest, definite superlative bløteste)
- soft, as opposed to hard
- (figuratively) Alluding to overripe fruit.
- bløt på pæra
- hun må være helt bløt
- she must be quite stupid or insane
- en bløt vits
- a "wet" joke
- gentle, tender
- en bløt berøring
- a soft touch
- en bløt berøring
- moist, wet
- bløt til skinnet
- soaking wet (literally, wet to the skin)
- bløt til skinnet
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
bløt
Usage notes edit
The word, when used in this context, as a noun, is used in some expressions only and not generally as a synonym for water or wetness.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bløt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.