bleden

Middle English

Etymology 1

From blede +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

bleden

1. plural of blede

Etymology 2

From Old English blēdan, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną.

Alternative forms

• blede, bleede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbleːdən/

Verb

bleden

2. To bleed; to experience blood loss:
   1. To have blood gush or come forth.
   2. To cause to bleed; to induce bleeding.
   3. To bleed in or on an object.
      • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VIII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:

        And so Sir Trystrames bledde bothe the over-shete and the neyther-shete, and the pylowes and the hede-shete

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3. To pass away (especially from blood loss caused by injury)
4. To smear or mark with bloodstains.
5. To undergo sorrow or distress.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bleden (weak in -de)

infinitive	(to) bleden, blede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blede	bledde
2nd-person singular	bledest	bleddest
3rd-person singular	bledeth	bledde
subjunctive singular	blede
imperative singular		—
plural1	bleden, blede	bledden, bledde
imperative plural	bledeth, blede	—
participles	bledynge, bledende	bled, ybled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: bleed
• Scots: blede, bleid

References

• “blẹ̄den, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.

Slovene

Participle

bledȅn

1. passive past participle of blésti