bletsian
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editblētsian
- to bless, to consecrate
Conjugation
editConjugation of blētsian (weak class 2)
infinitive | blētsian | blētsienne |
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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
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms suffixed with -sian
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 2 weak verbs