blys

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse blys, from Proto-Germanic *blisk (“to burn, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Danish blus (“blaze, flame”) and English blush. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plɪːs/ Rhymes: -ɪːs === Noun === blys n (genitive singular blyss, nominative plural blys) torch, flare ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== blesi blossi “blys” in Den Danske Ordbog Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “blush”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Middle English == === Noun === blys alternative form of blisse == Swedish == === Noun === blys indefinite genitive singular of bly == Welsh == === Etymology === Related to Middle Breton blisic, blysyc (“pleasant, indulgent”), modern Breton blizik. Perhaps a reduced grade of the root of Czech mlsný (“dainty, finicky, lecherous”) (<<Proto-Slavic *mls); compare modern Czech smilný (“adulterous”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɨːs === Noun === blys m (plural blysiau) greed, lust, desire Synonyms: trachwant, gwanc ==== Derived terms ==== blysig (“greedy, lustful, desirous”) blysio (“to lust, to desire”) === Mutation === === References === Lingua Posnaniensis, Volumes 5-6, p. 94 === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “blysig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies