Contionary:blad

Enventian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blad/

Etymology 1

From Old Enventian blad, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą.

Noun

blad n (plural blede)

1. sheet
2. page

   Rou hwem blade sind jall?

   In which page are you?

   Synonyms: bjókblad, sjetblad, sjete

3. blade of grass

   Synonyms: plake, mäl, täkpost, mälpost, täken

4. plaque, sign (specially a carved one)

   Hwet est rou rjem Monumentblade?

   What does the plaque on the monument say?

5. foil

   Synonym: ekje

6. (archaic except in compounds) blade

   Än swerdblad ― A sword blade

Inflection

Depreciated

5th (r,d,t stem) Declension (strong)
case	singular	plural
Nominative	blad	blede
Accusative	bladen	bledes
Genitive	blads	blede
Dative	blade	bledy
Instrumental1	bledy	bledy

¹Rare, only used in some set phrases

Derived terms

• bjokblad
• garwblad
• kirkjeblad
• njoublad
• sachblad
• sjetblad
• straatblad

Related terms

• afbladen
• apbladen
• bladen

Etymology 2

Clipping of njoublad

Noun

blad n (plural blede)

1. (colloquial) newspaper

   Ik lésje ný ret bladen, makj weg!

   I'm reading the newspaper, go away!

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk blad, from Old Skundavisk blad, from Halmisk ᛒᛚᚨᛞ (blad), ᛒᛚᚨᛞᛖ (blade), from Proto-Germanic *bladą.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blad/

Noun

blad n. (class 3c, genitive blads, plural blæde)

1. blade, sheet

   Wrijtet ji ðe andwørde an ðet blad.

   Write the answers on the sheet.

2. blade (cutting edge)
3. (rare) leaf

Usage notes

The archaic sense of leaf is very uncommon and the word loof is preferred in this case.