Talk:bloen

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Does this word exist in Dutch? Never encountered it, don't find it in the Van Dale or WNT or anywhere else. And if it exists, is there a difference in meaning versus appelblauwzeegroen? Morgengave (talk) 23:34, 31 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

RFV discussion: January–March 2020

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Dutch, "grue (colour)". Is this ever used? The only relevant hits I found are very nonstandard mentions like this. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:22, 7 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

English "grue (color)" itself isn't exactly in ordinary use: it seems plausible that the situation would be similar in Dutch. If so, I'd expect it to only be attested in special contexts like linguistic discussions of color terms.--Urszag (talk) 16:03, 7 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
It's mostly used in specific contexts such as Urszag says; often anthropological ones. It may deserve a label to clarify this. The usage itself is attestable: [1], [2], [3], [4]. Morgengave (talk) 10:17, 25 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
I think all hits on Google Books should count as mentions and whether the attestation in the Volkskrant, consistently written as 'bloen', should count as a use is arguable. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:39, 27 January 2020 (UTC)Reply