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)
singular | plural | |||
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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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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)
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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blys | flys | mlys | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.