Participles
| Present | blētsiende |
| Past | (ġe)blētsod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | blētsiġe |
| 2nd sing. | blētsast |
| 3rd sing. | blētsaþ |
| 1st plur. | blētsiaþ |
| 2nd plur. | blētsiaþ |
| 3rd plur. | blētsiaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | blētsode |
| 2nd sing. | blētsodest |
| 3rd sing. | blētsode |
| 1st plur. | blētsodon |
| 2nd plur. | blētsodon |
| 3rd plur. | blētsodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | blētsiġe |
| 2nd sing. | blētsiġe |
| 3rd sing. | blētsiġe |
| 1st plur. | blētsiġen |
| 2nd plur. | blētsiġen |
| 3rd plur. | blētsiġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | blētsode |
| 2nd sing. | blētsode |
| 3rd sing. | blētsode |
| 1st plur. | blētsoden |
| 2nd plur. | blētsoden |
| 3rd plur. | blētsoden |
Imperative
| Singular | blētsa |
| Plural | blētsiaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'bletsian'
bletsian,
Verbs similar to 'bletsian'
bledsian,
bensian,
betrian,
blatian,
blissian,
blœdsian,
leasian,
metsian,
ablerian,
ablysian,
Etymology
From earlier blēdsian, blœ̄dsian, from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, flourish, bloom”). Cognate with Old Norse bletza (“to bless”), whence Icelandic blessa. Equivalent to blōd + -sian. See: Icelandic '
blessa'.
Verbs referencing "bletsian"
English
bless, Middle English
blessen.
Sample Sentences
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Godes apostolas ūs bletsodon mid Crīstes rōde tācne... (The apostles of God blessed us with the sign of Christ's cross...)