bløt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "blot"

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜːt

Etymology 1

From Danish blød with native Norwegian -t (compare blaut), from Old Danish bløthær from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Influenced by German blöd (“imbecile”).

Alternative forms

• blaut (Nynorsk also)

Adjective

bløt (neuter singular bløtt, definite singular and plural bløte, comparative bløtere, indefinite superlative bløtest, definite superlative bløteste)

1. soft, as opposed to hard
   • den myke ganen
     • the soft palate
2. (figuratively) Alluding to overripe fruit.
   • bløt på pæra
   • hun må være helt bløt
     • she must be quite stupid or insane
   • en bløt vits
     • a "wet" joke
3. gentle, tender
   • en bløt berøring
     • a soft touch
4. moist, wet
   • bløt til skinnet
     • soaking wet (literally, wet to the skin)

Derived terms

• bløde kyststribe
• blødme
• bløtdyr
• bløthjertet
• bløtkake
• bløtkokt

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).

Alternative forms

• bløyt

Nomen

bløt

1. wetness; water or liquid

Usage notes

The word, when used in this context, as a noun, is used in some expressions only and not generally as a synonym for water or wetness.

Derived terms

• i bløt
• legge tøyet i bløt
• legge hjernen i bløt
• legge hodet i bløt

References

• “bløt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.