"blad" meaning in Middle English

See blad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /blaːd/, /blad/ Forms: blades [plural], bladdys [plural], blaad [alternative], bladd [alternative], blade [alternative], blayd [alternative, Late-Middle-English], blayde [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English blad From Old English blæd, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m. The form with /aː/ originates from open-syllable lengthening in inflected forms. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:blæd|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English blad, {{inh|enm|ang|blæd}} Old English blæd, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*blad}} Proto-West Germanic *blad, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bladą}} Proto-Germanic *bladą, {{inh|enm|ine-pro||*bʰl̥h₃-tó-m}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blad, {{enm-noun|blades|pl2=bladdys}} blad (plural blades or bladdys)
  1. A leaf (botanical organ)
    Sense id: en-blad-enm-noun-KBcBPvoe Categories (other): Botany, Weapons Disambiguation of Botany: 42 8 8 8 34 Disambiguation of Weapons: 31 19 20 5 25
  2. A blade (edge of a weapon or tool).
    Sense id: en-blad-enm-noun-zoka9ubH
  3. A blade (slashing or stabbing weapon).
    Sense id: en-blad-enm-noun--LZdXsab
  4. (rare) A wooden roofing tile. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blad-enm-noun-cdnGk76Q
  5. (rare) The extensions or pincers of an implement. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blad-enm-noun-G3itfbSM Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Botany Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 14 7 15 24 40 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 15 28 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 7 16 22 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 7 16 25 42 Disambiguation of Botany: 42 8 8 8 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bladyn, blader, schuldre blad

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A wooden roofing tile."
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        "(rare) The extensions or pincers of an implement."
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      "ipa": "/blad/"
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