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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /blæd/
Rhymes: -æd Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*blad}} Proto-West Germanic *blad, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bladą}} Proto-Germanic *bladą, {{inh|ang|ine-pro||*bʰl̥h₃-tó-m}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m, {{cog|ofs|bled}} Old Frisian bled, {{cog|fy|bled}} West Frisian bled, {{cog|osx|blad}} Old Saxon blad, {{cog|nl|blad}} Dutch blad, {{cog|goh|blat}} Old High German blat, {{cog|de|Blatt}} German Blatt, {{cog|non|blað}} Old Norse blað, {{cog|da|blad}} Danish blad, {{cog|is|blað}} Icelandic blað Head templates: {{ang-noun|n}} blæd n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|blæd|blad|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|blæd|bladu|blæd|bladu|blædes|blada|blæde|bladum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], blæd [nominative, singular], bladu [nominative, plural], blæd [accusative, singular], bladu [accusative, plural], blædes [genitive, singular], blada [genitive, plural], blæde [dative, singular], bladum [dative, plural]
  1. leaf Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-n5EWH0ND
  2. the broad, flat blade of a utensil (e.g., an oar or spade) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-133LuQrc Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Plants Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 2 13 8 30 7 4 3 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 19 20 17 6 6 6 21 Disambiguation of Plants: 7 13 26 22 7 8 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mæġeþblæd, mæġþblæd
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /blæːd/
Rhymes: -æːd Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*blēdaz}} Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*blēdaz||blowing, blast}} Proto-Germanic *blēdaz (“blowing, blast”), {{cog|goh|blāt||flower, blossom, prosperity; blowing, breeze, windgust}} Old High German blāt (“flower, blossom, prosperity; blowing, breeze, windgust”), {{cog|ang|blǣdre||bubble, blister, pimple}} Old English blǣdre (“bubble, blister, pimple”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=blǣd}} blǣd m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|blǣd}}, {{ang-decl-noun|blǣd|blǣdas|blǣd|blǣdas|blǣdes|blǣda|blǣde|blǣdum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: blǣd [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], blǣd [nominative, singular], blǣdas [nominative, plural], blǣd [accusative, singular], blǣdas [accusative, plural], blǣdes [genitive, singular], blǣda [genitive, plural], blǣde [dative, singular], blǣdum [dative, plural]
  1. blast, blowing
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-Dys6SuFF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 19 20 17 6 6 6 21 Disambiguation of Plants: 7 13 26 22 7 8 8 8
  2. inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-Bwfb2wcq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Plants Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 2 13 8 30 7 4 3 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 19 20 17 6 6 6 21 Disambiguation of Plants: 7 13 26 22 7 8 8 8
  3. prosperity, wealth, riches
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-m6zQhoEC
  4. success
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-ruQIhH01
  5. dignity
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-3N3x7z2t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /blæːd/ Forms: blǣd [canonical, feminine]
Rhymes: -æːd Etymology: See blēd. Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=blǣd}} blǣd f
  1. alternative form of blēd Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blēd Derived forms: blǣdnes
    Sense id: en-blæd-ang-noun-~zjHLtXE Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 2 13 8 30 7 4 3 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 19 20 17 6 6 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 19 15 2 3 3 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blowing of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nEft hē ontende sum hǣðen templ: þā ġewende sē līġ, ðurh þǣs windes blǣd, tō sumes mannes hūse, ðe þǣr ġehende stōd; ac Martinus āstāh on ðām stiċelan hrōfe, and sette hine sylfne onġēan ðām sweġendum līġe, and hē sōna ðrēow ðwyres wið þǣs windes",
          "translation": "Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blowing of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind",
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              84,
              89
            ]
          ],
          "english": "His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,\nthe cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,\nferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.",
          "translation": "His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,\nthe cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor"
      ],
      "id": "en-blæd-ang-noun-Bwfb2wcq",
      "links": [
        [
          "inspiration",
          "inspiration"
        ],
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "glory",
          "glory"
        ],
        [
          "splendor",
          "splendor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              267,
              271
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              354,
              365
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations. That he would make it well, before he should set off on the way, to further on Earth against foes' hate, by bold deeds against the Devil, that children of men would afterwards praise him, and his honor since would live among the angels for ever and ever, blessedness, bliss with glees of the everlasting life.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Seafarer:",
          "text": "Forþon þæt eorla ġehwām, æftercweþendra lof lifġendra lāstworda betst. Þæt hē ġewyrċe, ǣr hē on weġ sċyle, fremman on foldan wið fēonda nīþ, dēorum dǣdum dēofle tōġēanes, þæt hine ælda bearn æfter herġen, ond his lof siþþan lifġe mid englum āwa tō ealdre, ēċan līfes blǣd, drēam mid dugeþum.",
          "translation": "Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations. That he would make it well, before he should set off on the way, to further on Earth against foes' hate, by bold deeds against the Devil, that children of men would afterwards praise him, and his honor since would live among the angels for ever and ever, blessedness, bliss with glees of the everlasting life.",
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        }
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        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ],
        [
          "wealth",
          "wealth"
        ],
        [
          "riches",
          "riches"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "success"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "dignity"
      ],
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        [
          "dignity",
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    {
      "ipa": "/blæːd/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-æːd"
    }
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}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "blēd"
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        {
          "_dis": "2 13 8 30 7 4 3 33",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "6 19 20 17 6 6 6 21",
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        {
          "_dis": "2 24 19 15 2 3 3 32",
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        [
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        "alt-of",
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    {
      "ipa": "/blæːd/"
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      "rhymes": "-æːd"
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
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        "plural"
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        "title": "",
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      "ipa": "/blæd/"
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      "rhymes": "-æd"
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "args": {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "blǣdas",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "blǣdes",
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blǣde",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      "args": {
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blowing of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nEft hē ontende sum hǣðen templ: þā ġewende sē līġ, ðurh þǣs windes blǣd, tō sumes mannes hūse, ðe þǣr ġehende stōd; ac Martinus āstāh on ðām stiċelan hrōfe, and sette hine sylfne onġēan ðām sweġendum līġe, and hē sōna ðrēow ðwyres wið þǣs windes",
          "translation": "Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blowing of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              75,
              79
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              84,
              89
            ]
          ],
          "english": "His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,\nthe cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,\nferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.",
          "translation": "His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,\nthe cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inspiration",
          "inspiration"
        ],
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "glory",
          "glory"
        ],
        [
          "splendor",
          "splendor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              267,
              271
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              354,
              365
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations. That he would make it well, before he should set off on the way, to further on Earth against foes' hate, by bold deeds against the Devil, that children of men would afterwards praise him, and his honor since would live among the angels for ever and ever, blessedness, bliss with glees of the everlasting life.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Seafarer:",
          "text": "Forþon þæt eorla ġehwām, æftercweþendra lof lifġendra lāstworda betst. Þæt hē ġewyrċe, ǣr hē on weġ sċyle, fremman on foldan wið fēonda nīþ, dēorum dǣdum dēofle tōġēanes, þæt hine ælda bearn æfter herġen, ond his lof siþþan lifġe mid englum āwa tō ealdre, ēċan līfes blǣd, drēam mid dugeþum.",
          "translation": "Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations. That he would make it well, before he should set off on the way, to further on Earth against foes' hate, by bold deeds against the Devil, that children of men would afterwards praise him, and his honor since would live among the angels for ever and ever, blessedness, bliss with glees of the everlasting life.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prosperity, wealth, riches"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ],
        [
          "wealth",
          "wealth"
        ],
        [
          "riches",
          "riches"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "success"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dignity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dignity",
          "dignity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blæːd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æːd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blæd"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English feminine nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Old English/æːd",
    "Rhymes:Old English/æːd/1 syllable",
    "ang:Plants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "blǣdnes"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_text": "See blēd.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blǣd",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "blǣd"
      },
      "expansion": "blǣd f",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "blēd"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of blēd"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blēd",
          "bled#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blæːd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æːd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blæd"
}

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