Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

blodig

bloody, covered with blood, blood-stained

Meaning

bloody; covered with blood; blood-stained

In Swedish: full med blod; grym, med många dödsoffer

Forms

Forms of blodig
Basic form	blodig	with en-words
Neuter	blodigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	blodiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	blodigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	blodigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does blodig mean?

blodig in a sentence

en blodig statskupp
a bloody coup d'état
en blodig skjorta
a blood-stained shirt

Expressions

på blodigt allvar
in real earnest

Questions

What does blodig mean in English?

blodig means “bloody, covered with blood”.

Origin

From Old Swedish blōdhogher, blōdhugher, from Old Norse blóðigr, blóðugr.

Nearby common words

blodig is number 2,815 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,811djungel jungle
2,812skriven written, signed, registered (with tax authorities, for the census)
2,813arbetare (manual) labourer, workman
2,814rå alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
2,816studio studio
2,817flykt flight, escape
2,818revolution revolution
2,819åtal indictment, prosecution

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary