Middle English word blissen comes from Middle Dutch be- (A verb prefix with a variety of meanings.), Middle Dutch lesschen, Middle Dutch lusschen, Middle Dutch bleschen, Proto-Germanic *blīþisjōną (To be good, be kind, be joyful.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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be- | Middle Dutch (dum) | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings. |
lesschen | Middle Dutch (dum) | To calm, to ease. To extinguish. To go out (of fire). To lessen, to reduce. To quench. |
lusschen | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
bleschen | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
*blīþisjōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To be good, be kind, be joyful. |
blissian | Old English (ang) | (intransitive) to rejoice; be glad. (transitive) to gladden; make happy; cause (someone) to rejoice; delight. |
blisscen | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
blesshen | Middle English (enm) |