blys

See also: Blys

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blys, 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

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Middle English

Noun

blys

1. bliss

Descendants

• English: bliss

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Swedish

Noun

blys

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of bly

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Welsh

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.