Talk:bloen

Does this word exist in Dutch? Never encountered it, don't find it in the Van Dale or WNT or anywhere else. And if it exists, is there a difference in meaning versus ? Morgengave (talk) 23:34, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

RFV discussion: January–March 2020
Dutch, "grue (colour)". Is this ever used? The only relevant hits I found are very nonstandard mentions like this. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  12:22, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * English "grue (color)" itself isn't exactly in ordinary use: it seems plausible that the situation would be similar in Dutch. If so, I'd expect it to only be attested in special contexts like linguistic discussions of color terms.--Urszag (talk) 16:03, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It's mostly used in specific contexts such as Urszag says; often anthropological ones. It may deserve a label to clarify this. The usage itself is attestable:, , , . Morgengave (talk) 10:17, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I think all hits on Google Books should count as mentions and whether the attestation in the Volkskrant, consistently written as 'bloen', should count as a use is arguable. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  10:39, 27 January 2020 (UTC)


 * RFV-deleted. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 21:24, 28 March 2020 (UTC)