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blood-filled

|blood-filled|

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/ˈblʌdˌfɪld/

filled with blood

Etymology
Etymology Information

'blood-filled' originates from English, a compound of the noun 'blood' and the past-participial adjective 'filled', where 'blood' referred to the bodily fluid and 'filled' meant 'made full'.

Historical Evolution

'blood' comes from Old English 'blōd' (from Proto-Germanic *blotham), and 'fill' comes from Old English 'fyllan'; the compound 'blood-filled' formed in Modern English by combining these elements to describe something full of blood.

Meaning Changes

Initially the separate elements meant 'bodily fluid' ('blood') and 'made full' ('filled'); combined as 'blood-filled' the meaning remained literal: 'containing blood', and this core sense has been preserved into modern usage.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

filled with or containing a large amount of blood (of a wound, object, or body part).

The rescue team pulled a blood-filled blanket from the wreckage.

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Last updated: 2025/10/23 15:35