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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blǫdati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Either archaic factitive from *blęsti (to confuse, to blather) (1sg. *blędǫ) + *-ati or denominal from *blǫdъ (delusion), *blǫda (moral or physical degradation) + *-ati.

Verb

*blǫdati impf

  1. Alternative form of *blędati (to be delirious)
    → to sleeptalk, to rave
    Synonyms: *brediti, *bьlnovati

Conjugation

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰlendʰ-‎ (0 c, 8 e)

See also

  • *blǫkati (to roam aimlessly)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бъ́лдам (bǎ́ldam), блъда́я (blǎdája) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: блада (blada); бланда (blanda) (in Western Rupian dialects)
    • Romanian: blândă (nettle-rash) (possibly)

Further reading

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