Old English · noun
bliss
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /bliss/[blis]
- Syllables
- bliss (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- bliss
Meaning
-
joy, bliss
Iċ…, eald ǣfensceōp, eorlum bringe blisse in burgum.
I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:
Etymology
From earlier blīds, blīþs, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþisi.
Descendants
bliss
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