blood in Middle English

IPA: /bloːd/ Forms: bloods [plural], blod [alternative], blode [alternative], bloode [alternative], bloud [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -oːd Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood From Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:blōd<id:blood>|id=vital liquid|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood, {{inh|enm|ang|blōd}} Old English blōd, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*blōd}} Proto-West Germanic *blōd, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*blōþą}} Proto-Germanic *blōþą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blood, {{enm-noun}} blood (plural bloods)

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "blood"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "blooid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "bluid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Geordie",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "bluid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Geordie",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "blud"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "bluid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "blooed"
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "bloode",
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    {
      "form": "bloud",
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          "name": "Bodily fluids",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "herte blood"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/bloːd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blood"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "herte blood"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "blood"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
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    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "bluid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Geordie",
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      "word": "bluid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Geordie",
      "lang_code": "en",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "bluid"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
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      "word": "blooed"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bloods",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blod",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blode",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bloode",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bloud",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "blood (plural bloods)",
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        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Rhymes:Middle English/oːd",
        "Rhymes:Middle English/oːd/1 syllable",
        "enm:Bodily fluids"
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      "glosses": [
        "blood"
      ],
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          "blood",
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bloːd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blood"
}

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"blood" meaning in Middle English

Noun

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