bloodlet

English

Etymology

From Middle English blodleten, from Old English blōdlǣtan (“to let blood, bleed”), equivalent to blood +‎ let. Cognate with German Blutlassen (“bloodletting”), Icelandic blóðlátinn (“bled”, past participle).

Verb

bloodlet (third-person singular simple present bloodlets, present participle bloodletting, simple past and past participle bloodlet)

1. (transitive) To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.

Derived terms

• bloodletter
• bloodletting

Translations

to phlebotomise

• Dutch: aderlaten (nl)

Anagrams

• let blood