bloodstroke

noun

Etymology

From blood + stroke. Compare French coup de sang.

  1. derived from *streyg- — “to rub, stroke; to shear; to strike
  2. inherited from *straikaz — “stroke
  3. inherited from *straik
  4. inherited from strāc
  5. inherited from strok
  6. compounded as bloodstroke — “blood + stroke

Definitions

  1. Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.

    • All other measures relative to the bloodstroke have an equal reference to those cases where the patient.
  2. A stroke or blow with a weapon that draws blood.

    • Cleaving the air with bloodstroke upon bloodstroke, Jarl made his bitter steel sing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA