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bloodlet

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

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).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: አደማ (ʾädäma) — to phlebotomise
  • Dutch: aderlaten — to phlebotomise
  • Polish: upuszczać krew — to phlebotomise
  • Polish: upuścić krew — to phlebotomise