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Old English · noun

bliþs

Normalised blīþs

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/bliːθs/
Syllables
bliːθs (1 syllable)
Modern English
blissgladnessjoy

Meaning

  1. joy, gladness, bliss

Declension

Declension of bliþs
SingularPlural
Nominative blīþsblīþsablīþse
Accusative blīþseblīþsablīþse
Genitive blīþseblīþsa
Dative blīþseblīþsum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blīþisi. Cognate with Old Saxon blīthsia, blīđsea (“joyfulness, merriment”).

Descendants

bliss

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