blöd

See also: blot, blod, bloed, blöt, bløt, bloed-, and blóð

German

Alternative forms

• blöde (Northern Germany)

Etymology

From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (“weak, soft, timid”). Cognate with Old English blēaþ (“gentle, shy, cowardly, timid; slothful, inactive, effeminate”) and English blate (“bashful, stupid”) and bloat (“be swollen, be worthless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bløːt/

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Adjective

blöd (comparative blöder, superlative am blödsten or am blödesten)

1. stupid, dim-witted

Synonyms

• einfältig
• dumm
• doof
• geistesschwach

Antonyms

• gescheit
• klug
• schlau

Related terms

• Blödelei
• blödeln
• Blödheit
• Blödian
• Blödmann
• Blödsinn
• verblöden

Further reading

• “blöd” in Duden online

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Swedish

Verb

blöd

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of blöda.