blood red

Noun

A dark red color.

Adj

Of a deep vivid red color.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blodred

Inherited from Old English: blōdrēad

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: bloudrood

Cognate with Western Frisian: bloedread

Cognate with Dutch: bloedrood

Cognate with Low German: bloodrood

Cognate with German: blutrot

Cognate with Swedish: blodröd

Cognate with Icelandic: blóðrauður

In summary

From Middle English blodred, blodread, Old English blōdrēad (“bloodred”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdaraud, from Proto-Germanic *blōþaraudaz, equivalent to blood + red. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bloudrood (“bloodred”), West Frisian bloedread (“bloodred”), Dutch bloedrood (“bloodred”), Low German bloodrood (“bloodred”), German blutrot (“bloodred”), Swedish blodröd (“bloodred”), Icelandic blóðrauður (“bloodred”).

Synonyms

crimson

cherry red

bright red

blood-red

dark red

bloody

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rare

Translations

rouge sang

sanguíneo

sanguino

blutrot

koyu kırmızı

kan rengi

bloedrood

rojo vivo

rojo sangre

rosso sangue

saignant

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couleur rouge sang

di sangue

con sangue

blutig

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