blöd

See also: blot, blod, bloed, blöt, bløt, bloed-, and blóð

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (“weak, soft, timid”).

Cognate with Old English blēaþ (“gentle, shy, cowardly, timid; slothful, inactive, effeminate”), English blate (“bashful, stupid”) and bloat (“be swollen, be worthless”) and Danish blød (“soft”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bløːt/
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Adjective

blöd (strong nominative masculine singular blöder, comparative blöder, superlative am blödesten or (rare) am blödsten)

  1. stupid, dim-witted
    Synonyms: einfältig, dumm, doof, geistesschwach
    Antonyms: gescheit, klug, schlau

Declension

Descendants

  • → Romanian: bleot

Further reading

  • “blöd” in Duden online
  • “blöd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Verb

blöd

  1. imperative of blöda.
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