blæd

See also: blad, błąd, Błąd, and blað

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m, 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

1. leaf
2. the broad, flat blade of a utensil (e.g., an oar or spade)

Declension

Declension of blæd (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	blæd	bladu
accusative	blæd	bladu
genitive	blædes	blada
dative	blæde	bladum

Derived terms

• mæġeþblæd, mæġþblæd

Descendants

• Middle English: blad, blade
  • Scots: blad, blaud, blaid
  • English: blade

Etymology 2

From a conflation of Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (“flower, leaf”) and Proto-Germanic *blēdaz (“blowing, blast”). 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.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blæːd/

Noun

blǣd m

1. blast, blowing
2. inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
     ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.

     His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
     the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

3. prosperity, wealth, riches
4. success
5. dignity

Declension

Declension of blǣd (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

1. Alternative form of blēd

Derived terms

• blǣdnes