bliþe

See also: bliye, blithe, and Blithe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blīþī.

Cognates
Cognate with Old Frisian blīthe, blīde, Old Saxon blīdi, Old Dutch blīthi (in placenames), Old High German blīdi, Old Norse blíðr (Danish blid, Faroese blíður, Icelandic blíður), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (bleiþs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbliː.θe/, [ˈbliː.ðe]

Adjective

blīþe (comparative blīþra, superlative blīþost)

  1. happy
  2. gentle

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: blithe
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