man of blood

The now commonly-used German term Bluthund for a bloodthirsty or ravenous person (literally “bloodhound”) was made poular with that meaning in 1534 in the German Bible translation by Martin Luther. (Source: Günther 2017, p. 53)

For other idioms or terms in German that were coined by Bible translation, see here.

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