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.
blys n (genitive singular blyss, nominative plural blys)
| 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 |
From Old English blīths, bliss (“joy”), of Germanic origin.
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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”).
blys m (plural blysiau)
| 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. | |||