bleden

Middle English

Etymology 1

From blede +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

bleden

  1. plural of blede

Etymology 2

From Old English blēdan, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbleːdən/

Verb

bleden

  1. To bleed; to experience blood loss:
    1. To have blood gush or come forth.
    2. To cause to bleed; to induce bleeding.
    3. To bleed in or on an object.
      • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VIII, [London: [] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC:
        And so Sir Trystrames bledde bothe the over-shete and the neyther-shete, and the pylowes and the hede-shete
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. To pass away (especially from blood loss caused by injury)
  3. To smear or mark with bloodstains.
  4. To undergo sorrow or distress.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bleden (weak in -de)
infinitive (to) bleden, blede
present tense past tense
1st-person singular blede bledde
2nd-person singular bledest bleddest
3rd-person singular bledeth bledde
subjunctive singular blede
imperative singular
plural1 bleden, blede bledden, bledde
imperative plural bledeth, blede
participles bledynge, bledende bled, ybled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: bleed
  • Scots: blede, bleid
References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbleː.den/

Verb

blēden

  1. plural present subjunctive of blēdan

Slovene

Participle

bledȅn

  1. passive past participle of blésti