bløt

See also: blot, blod, blöt, blöd, and blóð

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜːt

Etymology 1

From a combination of Old Norse blautr (“wet”) and blauðr (“timid, cowardly”), influenced by German blöd (“imbecile”).

Alternative forms

blaut (Nynorsk also)

Adjective

bløt (neuter singular bløtt, definite singular and plural bløte, comparative bløtere, indefinite superlative bløtest, definite superlative bløteste)

soft, as opposed to hard
- den myke ganen
  - the soft palate
(figuratively) Alluding to overripe fruit.
- bløt på pæra
- hun må være helt bløt
  - she must be quite stupid or insane
- en bløt vits
  - a "wet" joke
gentle, tender
- en bløt berøring
  - a soft touch
moist, wet
- bløt til skinnet
  - soaking wet (literally, wet to the skin)

Derived terms

bløde kyststribe
blødme
bløtdyr
bløthjertet
bløtkake
bløtkokt

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).

Alternative forms

bløyt

Noun

bløt

wetness; water or liquid

Usage notes

The word, when used in this context, as a noun, is used in some expressions only and not generally as a synonym for water or wetness.

Inflection

Declension of bløt in Bokmål

		Genitive
Indefinite singular	bløt	bløts
Definite singular	bløten/bløta	bløtens/bløtas
Indefinite plural	bløter	bløters
Definite plural	bløtene	bløtenes

Derived terms

i bløt
legge tøyet i bløt
legge hjernen i bløt
legge hodet i bløt

References

“bløt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.