Contionary:blad

Enventian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA: /blad/

Noun

blad n. (plural: blede)

1. sheet
2. page

   Rou hwem blade sind sjall?

   In which page are you?.

3. blade of grass
4. plaque, sign (specially a carved one)

   Hwet est rou rjem Monumentblade?

   What does the plaque on the monument say?

5. foil
6. (archaic, except in compounds) blade

   Än swerdblad

   A sword blade.

7. (colloquial) newspaper (clipping of njoublad)

   Ik lésje ný ret bladen, makj weg!

   I'm reading the newspaper, go away!

Inflection

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

Synonyms

• 2: bjókblad, sjetblad, sjete
• 3: pláke (partially) mäl, täkpost, mälpost, täken
• 5: ekje
• 6: njoublad

Derived terms

• njoublad
• bjókblad
• sjetblad
• straatblad
• krikjeblad
• sachblad
• grawblad

Related terms

• bladjen
• äfbladjen
• afbladjen

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.