blessen

See also: Blessen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

blessen

1. plural of bles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blissen

Etymology

From Old English bletsian, from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛsən/

Verb

blessen

1. to bless

Conjugation

Conjugation of blessen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) blessen, blesse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blesse	blessed
2nd-person singular	blessest	blessedest
3rd-person singular	blesseth	blessed
subjunctive singular	blesse
imperative singular		—
plural1	blessen, blesse	blesseden, blessede
imperative plural	blesseth, blesse	—
participles	blessynge, blessende	blessed, yblessed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: bless
• Yola: bless

References

• “blessen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.