| *bladą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Blade (flat surface of a tool or weapon). Leaf (of a plant). Sheet. |
| blæd | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Blast, blowing. Dignity. Inspiration; breath, life, spirit; glory, splendor. Prosperity, wealth, riches. Success A leaf. The broad, flat blade of a utensil (e.g. an oar or spade). |
| blad | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| blade | English (en) | (informal) To skate on rollerblades.. (intransitive, poetic) To put forth or have a blade.. (transitive) To furnish with a blade.. (transitive, professional wrestling, slang) To cut (a person) so as to provoke bleeding. (archaeology) A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.. [...] |
