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To bless : etymology ?
What is the etymology of "to bless" And by the way where on the net can I find current etymologies Thanks
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[nq:1]What is the etymology of "to bless"[/nq]
(Old English blçtsian , from a prehistoric Germanic base that also produced English bleed and blood; the original sense seems to have been ´to mark with blood¡)
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[nq:1]What is the etymology of "to bless"[/nq]
(Old English blçtsian , from a prehistoric Germanic base that also produced English bleed and blood; the original sense seems to have been ´to mark with blood¡)
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Thank you very much
Do you think it would be too much a joke to do a relation,through the idea of blood, between "to bless" and the French "blessure" (wound), coming from "blettjan" and "bleizza" (ecchymosis) It is said (dictionnaire historique Robert) that these words gave the anglo-saxon "blate" (pale) but nothing is said of "bless"
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Do you think it would be too much a joke to do a relation,through the idea of blood, between "to bless" and the French "blessure" (wound), coming from "blettjan" and "bleizza" (ecchymosis) It is said (dictionnaire historique Robert) that these words gave the anglo-saxon "blate" (pale) but nothing is said of "bless"
dans l'article j612z5go8tfh$.(Email Removed)
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