Blud
/blʌd/noun
A British slang term used to address a close friend, brother, or associate.
Did you know?Blud is generally treated as a dialectal or slang spelling of “blood,” whose ancient Germanic ancestor referred literally to the substance flowing from a wound.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhlo-to-
“An ancient reconstructed form associated with flowing or swelling; its exact relationship to the Germanic blood-word is debated.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*blōþą
“Blood, the red fluid issuing from the body.”
Old English
Old English
blōd
“Blood; lineage or kinship.”
Middle English
Middle English
blood
“Blood, family descent, or noble lineage.”
16th–17th Century
English
blood
“A fellow or member of a social group, especially in informal speech.”
20th–21st Century
British English
blud
“A slang spelling and pronunciation used as a friendly form of address, especially in British urban speech.”
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