Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Distention of the abdomen from death. · Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant. · Wasteful use of space or other resources. · A worthless, dissipated fellow.
bloated.
To cause to become distended. · To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant. · To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell. · To become distended; to swell up.
Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).
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This page abbreviates 4 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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