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Webster 1913 Edition

Bloodlet

Blood′letˊ

(blŭd′lĕtˊ)
,
Verb.
T.
[AS.
blōdlǣtan
;
blōd
blood +
lǣatan
to let.]
bleed; to let blood.
Arbuthnot.

Definition 2024

bloodlet

bloodlet

English

Verb

bloodlet ‎(third-person singular simple present bloodlets, present participle bloodletting, simple past and past participle bloodlet)

  1. (intransitive) To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.

Derived terms

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).

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