bebleedEtymologyFrom Middle English bebleden, equivalent to be- + bleed. Cognate with German beblüten.verbTo cover or stain with blood; make bloody.“And soo they souped lyghtely and wente to bedde with grete ioye and plesaunce / and soo in his ragyng he took no kepe of his grene wound that kynge Marke had gyuen hym / And soo syr Tristram bebled both the ouer shete and the nether & pelowes / and hede shete”