sanglant
English
Adjective
sanglant (not comparable)
- (heraldry) bloodstained
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ɡlɑ̃/
Etymology 1
From Late Latin sanguilentus, alternative form of sanguinolentus (whence sanguinolent).
Adjective
sanglant (feminine sanglante, masculine plural sanglants, feminine plural sanglantes)
- bloody (covered in blood), gory
- (figuratively) fierce, extremely violent
- (literary) blood-red
Derived terms
- ensanglanter
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
sanglant
- present participle of sangler
Further reading
- “sanglant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
- senglant
Adjective
sanglant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sanglant or sanglante)
- bloody (covered in blood)
Descendants
- French: sanglant