blead

English

/bliːd/

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) Fruit.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blede (offspring, fruit, flower) inherited from Old English blǣd (fruit, flower, inspiration, produce, blossom, wealth, shoot, blast, breath, harvest, blowing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *blēduz (breath, blowing, leaf, puff, blossom, flower) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf), *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰleh₃-

Gloss

flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

花

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