See also: blöd and bloed-

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Etymology

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    From Dutch bloed, from Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /blut/, [blut], [blɯt]
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    Noun

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    bloed (uncountable)

    1. blood

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    Dutch

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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      From Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą. Cognate with West Frisian bloed, English blood, German Blut, Danish blod.

      Noun

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      bloed n (uncountable)

      1. blood
        Bloed is rood.
        Blood is red.
      2. (figuratively) a grave consequence, a high price
      3. (metonymically) a whole body; especially (plural also (archaic) bloeien in this sense) a (poor) person
      Derived terms
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      Descendants
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      • Afrikaans: bloed
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: blutu
      • Javindo: bloet
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: blut
      • ? Sranan Tongo: brudu

      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

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      bloed

      1. inflection of bloeden:
        1. first-person singular present indicative
        2. imperative

      West Frisian

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      Etymology

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      From Old Frisian blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.

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      Noun

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      bloed n (no plural)

      1. blood

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      Further reading

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      • bloed (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011