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blissom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blis-som
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be lustful; to be lascivious.

Archaic

adj

in heat; said of ewes

Etymology

From Middle English blissomen, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse blæsma (“to be in heat”). Compare also Icelandic blasma (“in heat”), Middle Dutch blesme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: blissomen, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

blissoms (present, singular) blissoming (participle, present) blissomed (participle, past) blissomed (past) more blissom (comparative) most blissom (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

blissome

Synonyms

lust

Questions

What does blissom mean?
To be lustful; to be lascivious.
Where does blissom come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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