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blød.

soft

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj/bløːd/[b̥løðˀ]

  1. soft

  2. sensitive, softhearted

  3. weak

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish bløthær, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Compare Old Norse blauðr (“weak, timid”).

adj/bløːd/[b̥løðˀ]

  1. daft, silly, nuts

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German blöde, from Old Saxon blōthi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþuz. Related to etymology 1. Compare German blöd (“stupid, idiotic; slow”).

noun/bløːd/[b̥løðˀ]

  1. a soak

    common-gender
    at lægger vasketøj i blød
    Først må du sætte bønnerne i blød i koldt vand.
Where this word comes from

From bløde (“to soften, to soak”).

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