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

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