blys

See also: 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)

1. torch, flare

Declension

declension of blys

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blys	blysið	blys	blysin
accusative	blys	blysið	blys	blysin
dative	blysi	blysinu	blysum	blysunum
genitive	blyss	blyssins	blysa	blysanna

Related terms

• blesi

• “blys” in Den Danske Ordbog
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “blush”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blice, blisce, blise, blesse

Etymology

From Old English blīths, bliss (“joy”), of Germanic origin.

Noun

blys

1. bliss

Descendants

• English: bliss

References

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

Swedish

Noun

blys

1. 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)

1. greed, lust, desire

   Synonyms: trachwant, gwanc

Derived terms

• blysig (“greedy, lustful, desirous”)
• blysio (“to lust, to desire”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blys	flys	mlys	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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