blød

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bløːd/, [b̥løðˀ] === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish bløthær, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Compare Old Norse blauðr (“weak, timid”). ==== Adjective ==== blød (neuter blødt, plural and definite singular attributive bløde) soft sensitive, softhearted weak ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Norwegian Bokmål: bløt === Etymology 2 === See lemma. ==== Verb ==== blød imperative of bløde === Etymology 3 === From bløde (“to soften, to soak”). ==== Noun ==== blød c a soak at lægger vasketøj i blød ― to soak the dirty laundry / to put the dirty laundry on to soak Først må du sætte bønnerne i blød i koldt vand. ― You first have to steep the beans in cold water. ===== Usage notes ===== Used almost exclusively in the construction i blød and often best translate as a verb or verbal phrase. === Etymology 4 === From Middle Low German blöde, from Old Saxon blōthi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþuz. Related to etymology 1. Compare German blöd (“stupid, idiotic; slow”). ==== Adjective ==== blød (neuter blødt, plural and definite singular attributive bløde) daft, silly, nuts ===== Inflection ===== === References === Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010), Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus “blød” in Den Danske Ordbog