/ˈbliːˌda/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish blidha, borrowed (likely through Middle Low German blîde) from Medieval Latin blida. Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
- common-gendera trebuchet
“slunga stenar med en blida” — hurl rocks with a trebuchet
“Det krävdes ett stort antal blidor för att inta fästningen” — It took a great number of trebuchets to capture the fortress
Formerblida(indefinite, nominative, singular) · blidas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · blidan(definite, nominative, singular) · blidans(definite, genitive, singular) · blidor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · blidors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · blidorna(definite, nominative, plural) · blidornas(definite, genitive, plural)