blissen

== English == === Etymology === From bliss +‎ -en (verbal suffix). === Verb === blissen (third-person singular simple present blissens, present participle blissening, simple past and past participle blissened) (transitive) To make blissful or happy; fill with or impart bliss to Synonyms: beatify, elate; see also Thesaurus:gladden === Anagrams === blessin', enbliss, nibless == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English blīssian, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþisōn. ==== Alternative forms ==== bliscen, bliscien, blissien, blissin, blissy blissenn (Ormulum) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈblisən/ ==== Verb ==== blissen (third-person singular simple present blisseth, present participle blissende, blissynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle blissed) (Early Middle English) To be glad or joyful. To make joyful; to gladden. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: bliss ===== References ===== “blissen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== blissen (Early Middle English) plural of blisse === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== blissen alternative form of blessen