bletsung

Old English

Alternative forms

• blēdsung, blœ̄dsung, blœ̄tsung

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blōdisungu, equivalent to blētsian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbleːt.sunɡ/, [ˈbleːt.suŋɡ]

Noun

blētsung f

1. blessing

Inflection

Declension of blētsung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	blētsung	blētsunga, blētsunge
accusative	blētsunge	blētsunga, blētsunge
genitive	blētsunge	blētsunga
dative	blētsunge	blētsungum

Descendants

• Middle English: bletsunge, blessinge, blissinge
  • English: blessing
  • Scots: blessing, blyssyng, blissing