bloodlet
English
Etymology
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
bloodlet (third-person singular simple present bloodlets, present participle bloodletting, simple past and past participle bloodlet)
- (intransitive) To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.
Derived terms
- bloodletter
- bloodletting