blöt

Swedish

adj
Definitions
  • wet (about an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)
  • (about weather) rainy
  • (about a social gathering) including large amounts of alcohol

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish bløter, blø̄ter inherited from Old Norse blautr (wet, weak, soft, afraid, timid) inherited from Proto-Germanic *blautaz (soft, void, emaciated) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlaw- (frightened, weak, timid).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰlaw-

Gloss

frightened, weak, timid

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

弱

Emoji

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