bletsian

Old English

Alternative forms

• blētsiġan, blēdsian, blœ̄dsian, blœ̄tsian

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

• blētsung
• ġeblētsian

Descendants

• Middle English: blessen
  • English: bless
  • Scots: bliss