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

Adjective

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

  1. soft, as opposed to hard
  2. (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
  3. gentle, tender
    • en bløt berøring
      • a soft touch
  4. moist, wet
    • bløt til skinnet
      • soaking wet (literally, wet to the skin)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Noun

bløt

  1. 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
Derived terms
  • i bløt
  • legge tøyet i bløt
  • legge hjernen i bløt
  • legge hodet i bløt

References

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