bloodlet
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English blodleten, from Old English blōdlǣtan (“to let blood, bleed”), equivalent to blood + let. Cognate with German Blutlassen (“bloodletting”), Icelandic blóðlátinn (“bled”, past participle).
Verb edit
bloodlet (third-person singular simple present bloodlets, present participle bloodletting, simple past and past participle bloodlet)
- (transitive) To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.