bloed

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter,uncountable) blood
2. (figuratively,neuter,uncountable) a grave consequence, a high price
3. (metonymically,neuter,uncountable) a whole body; especially (plural also (archaic) bloeien in this sense) a (poor) person

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of bloeden:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of bloeden:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of bloeden:

Concepts

blood

gore

hematic

of blood

bloodshed

blood cells

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blut/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃tóm?
Proto-Germanic *blōþą
Proto-West Germanic *blōd
Old Dutch bluot
Middle Dutch bloet
Dutch bloed
From Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą. Cognate with West Frisian bloed, English blood, German Blut, Danish blod.

Sentences

De dokter kwam langs omdat hij wat bloed moest afnemen .

The doctor came by because he had to take some blood.