bloedvink

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of bloed +‎ vink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblut.fɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: bloed‧vink

Noun

bloedvink m (plural bloedvinken, diminutive bloedvinkje n)

  1. (uncommon) synonym of goudvink (“bullfinch”) (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
    • 1728, "Herderskout, tusschen Wouter en Liefhart", Dichtlievende tydkortingen, bestaande in gedichten van verscheide stoffe en rymtrant, publ. by Samuel Luchtmans, 69.
      'k Heb twee bloedvinkjes aan myn Minnares geschonken, / Die kunstig zingen en met schone verwen pronken:
      I have given two little bullfinches unto my lover, / Who sing artly and display their gorgeous colours:
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