bloedvergieten

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of bloed +‎ vergieten. Attested as early as the seventeenth century, used in the Statenvertaling (Apo. Esther 16, arguably Proverbs 6).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblut.fərˌɣi.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bloed‧ver‧gie‧ten

Noun

bloedvergieten n (uncountable)

  1. bloodshed (violent loss of life) [from 17th c.]
    Synonym: bloedvergieting
    • 2016 March 30, “Vliegtuigkaper: Heb mijn kinderen 24 jaar niet gezien”, in BN De Stem:
      De kaping werd uiteindelijk zonder bloedvergieten afgehandeld.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (obsolete) bloodletting (removal of blood from the veins) [18th–19th c.]
    Synonyms: aderlaten, aderlating

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → West Frisian: bloedferjitten (calque)
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