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語源

From 古期英語 bletsian, from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn. Forms with /i/ are due to the influence of blisse (“bliss, joy”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈblɛsən/, /ˈblisən/
• (Early Middle English) IPA: /ˈblɛts(i)ən/

動詞

blessen (third-person singular simple present blesseth, present participle blessende, blessynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle blessed)

1. To bless or sanctify (grant divine favour to):
   1. To ecclesiastically sanction or sanctify.
   2. To solicit or petition for divine favour.
   3. To make the sign of the cross.
   4. To bestow or assure salvation; to allow into heaven.
2. To praise or thank; to express gratitude towards:
   1. (of a deity or saint) To praise in worship.
   2. To confer happiness or satisfaction upon.
3. To save or guard from misfortune or iniquity.
4. (rare) To invest as a ruler or cleric.

Conjugation

派生した語

• English: bless
• Scots: bliss
• Yola: bless

参照

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