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, while the form blesse is due to the influence of blessen. ==== Alternative forms ==== blesse, blice, blisce, blis, blise, blys, blyss, blysse ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈblis(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== blisse (plural blisses or (early) blissen) Bliss, joy; the state of being happy: An instance or source of happiness. Abundance, plentitude. (theology) Heavenly joy or splendor. Merriment, festiveness. (rare) Conceitedness, haughtiness. (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. Luick, Karl (1914-1921), Historische Grammatik der englischen Sprache‎[1], Erster Band, I. Abteilung, Leipzig: Chr. Herm. Tauchnitz, published 1921, →OCLC, § 380, page 379. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== blisse alternative form of blessen === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== blisse alternative form of blissen == Old English == === Noun === blisse inflection of bliss: accusative/genitive/dative singular nominative/accusative plural