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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blood-let
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.

Transitive verb

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: blodleten, blōdlǣtan

Usage

Inflected Forms

bloodlets (present, singular) bloodletting (participle, present)

Derived Forms

bloodletter bloodletting

Questions

What does bloodlet mean?
To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.
Where does bloodlet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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