Old English · verb
bletsian
Normalised blētsian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈbleːt.si.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈbleːt · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- blessconsecrate
Meaning
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to bless, to consecrate
Godes apostolas ūs bletsodon mid Crīstes rōde tācne...
The apostles of God blessed us with the sign of Christ's cross...
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | blētsiġe | blētsode |
| 2nd singular | blētsast | blētsodest |
| 3rd singular | blētsaþ | blētsode |
| Plural | blētsiaþ | blētsodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | blētsiġe | blētsode |
| Plural | blētsiġen | blētsoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | blētsian |
| Inflected infinitive | blētsienne |
| Imperative singular | blētsa |
| Imperative plural | blētsiaþ |
| Present participle | blētsiende |
| Past participle | blētsodġeblētsod |
All forms (15)
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.
Descendants
bless
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