bletsian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier blēdsian, blœ̄dsian, from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, flourish, bloom”). Cognate with Old Norse bletza (“to bless”), whence Icelandic blessa. Equivalent to blōd +‎ -sian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbleːt.si.ɑn/

Verb

blētsian

  1. to bless, to consecrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of blētsian (weak, class 2)
infinitive blētsian blētsienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular blētsiġe blētsode
second person singular blētsast blētsodest
third person singular blētsaþ blētsode
plural blētsiaþ blētsodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular blētsiġe blētsode
plural blētsiġen blētsoden
imperative
singular blētsa
plural blētsiaþ
participle present past
blētsiende (ġe)blētsod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: blessen
    • English: bless
    • Scots: bliss
    • Yola: bless
  • → Old Norse: bletza, bleza[1]

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “bleza, blessa”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 44, column 1.
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