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blissian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad [blis, bliss bliss, joy] .
Wright's OE grammar
§305; §536; §659;
v. intrans.
To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry; lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare
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  • Heora láreówas blissigende hám hwurfon

    doctores eorum domum rediere lætantes,

      Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 20.

  • Blissigende [blissiende MS. C.]

    ovans,

      Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 46.

  • Ic blissige [Spl. blissie] ofer spæce ðínre

    lætabor ego super eloquia tua,

      Ps. Lamb. 118, 162.

  • Blissaþ se rihtwísa on Drihtne

    lætabitur justus in Domino,

      Ps. Lamb. 63, 11: 57, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 1268; An. 634.

  • Ða ðe ondrǽdaþ ðé, geseóþ me, and hí blissiaþ

    qui timent te, videbunt me, et lætabuntur,

      Ps. Lamb. 118, 74: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 8; Cri. 1287.

  • Hyge blissode

    their spirit rejoiced,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1156; An. 578.

  • Hí on ðon swýðe blissedon

    they rejoiced very much at that,

      Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 34.

  • Blissiaþ on Drihtne

    lætamini in Dominio,

      Ps. Lamb. 31, 11.

  • Blyssiaþ mid me rejoice with me, Lk. Bos. 15, 9. Blissie [Lamb. blissige] heorte sécendra Drihten

    lætetur cor quærentium Dominum,

      Ps. Spl. 104, 3.

  • Blissian [blissien,

      Th. 66, 4
    ] and fægnian híg þeóda

    lætentur et exultent gentes,

      Ps. Lamb. 66, 5.

  • Ðæt hí blission mid Criste

    that they rejoice with Christ,

      Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 17; Ælf. Tod. 9.
v. trans. dat. or acc.
To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate; lætificare
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  • Sum sceal on heápe blissian æt beór bencsittendum

    one shall in company delight the bench-sitters at beer,

      Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 34; Vy. 78.

  • Ðá se hálga ongann hæleþ blissigean

    then the saint began to gladden the man,

      Andr. Kmbl. 3213; An. 1609.

  • Ðú, God, eallum blissast

    thou, O God, makest all to rejoice,

      Hy. 7. 34; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 34.

  • Heortan manna wíndrinc blissaþ

    vinum lætificet cor hominis,

      Ps. Th. 103, 14.

  • He sárig folc blissade

    he gladdened the sorrowful people,

      Ps. Th. l06, 32.

  • Hyge wearþ mongum blissad

    the mind of many was made to rejoice,

      Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 71, 30; Cri. 1163.
Etymology
[Laym. blissien: Orm. blissen.]
Derived forms
DER. ge-blissian: mód-blissiende.
Linked entries
v.  blyssian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “blissian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4688.

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