blisse

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blīds, blīss (“joy”) from Proto-West Germanic *blīþisi. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Alternative forms

• blesse, blice, blisce, blis, blise, blys, blyss, blysse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblis(ə)/

Noun

blisse (plural blisses or (early) blissen)

1. Bliss, joy; the state of being happy:
   1. An instance or source of happiness.
   2. Abundance, plentitude.
   3. (theology) Heavenly joy or splendor.
2. Merriment, festiveness.
3. (rare) Conceitedness, haughtiness.
4. (rare, astrology) exaltation (the place where a planet is most influential)

Derived terms

• blisful

Related terms

• blissen

Descendants

• English: bliss
• Scots: bliss

References

• “blis(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

blisse

1. Alternative form of blessen

Etymology 3

Verb

blisse

1. Alternative form of blissen

Old English

Noun

blisse

1. inflection of bliss:
   1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural