blott

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See also: blött, and blÞtt

Norwegian BokmÄl

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German blot.

Adjective

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blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)

  1. bare, naked
    med det blotte þye ― with the naked eye

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German blot.

Adjective

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blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)

  1. bare, naked
    med det blotte auget ― with the naked eye

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German blĂŽt, from Old Saxon *blƍt. Doublet of blöt. Compare German bloß, Dutch bloot, Danish blot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /blɔtː/
  • Audio:Duration: 2 seconds.(file)
  • Homophone: blĂ„tt

Adjective

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blott (not comparable)

  1. mere
    komma undan med blotta förskrÀckelsen
    escape with mere surprise
    blotta ögat
    the naked eye
  2. (rare) exposed

Declension

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more â–ŒInflection of blott

Derived terms

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Adverb

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blott (not comparable)

  1. merely, just
    Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sÀnder
    Just one day, a moment at a time (song lyrics)

Conjunction

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blott

  1. but, if only
    Blott du mig ger ett enda litet ord, Àr jag din.
    If only you give me one little word, I'll be yours. (song lyrics)

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