blæd
See also: blad, blað, błąd, and blatt
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with Old Frisian bled (West Frisian bled), Old Saxon blad, Dutch blad, Old High German blat (German Blatt), Old Norse blað (Danish blad, Icelandic blað).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blæd/
Noun
blæd n
- a leaf
- the broad, flat blade of a utensil (e.g. an oar or spade)
Descendants
- Middle English: blad, blade
- Scots: blad, blaud, blaid
- English: blade
Etymology 2
From a conflation of Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (“flower, leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlēdh-, *bhlō(w)-, *bhol- (“to flower; leaf”) and Proto-Germanic *blēdaz (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlē-, *bhAl- (“to blow, inflate”). Cognate with Old High German blāt (“flower, blossom, prosperity; blowing, breeze, windgust”). Related to Old English blǣdre (“bubble, blister, pimple”), blǣst (“windgust”). More at bladder, blast, blow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blæːd/
Noun
blǣd m
- blast, blowing
- inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor
- prosperity, wealth, riches
- success
- dignity
Declension
Declension of blæd (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | blǣd | blǣdas |
| accusative | blǣd | blǣdas |
| genitive | blǣdes | blǣda |
| dative | blǣde | blǣdum |
Etymology 3
See blēd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blæːd/
Noun
blǣd f
- Alternative form of blēd