blys

See also: Blys

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blys, cognate with Danish blus (“blaze, flame”) and English blush.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plɪːs/
    Rhymes: -ɪːs

Noun

blys n (genitive singular blyss, nominative plural blys)

  1. torch, flare

Declension
declension of blys
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blys blysið blys blysin
accusative blys blysið blys blysin
dative blysi blysinu blysum blysunum
genitive blyss blyssins blysa blysanna

Middle English

Noun

blys

  1. bliss

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

blys

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bly

Welsh

Noun

blys m (plural blysiau)

  1. greed, lust, desire
    Synonyms: trachwant, gwanc

Derived terms
  • blysig (“greedy, lustful, desirous”)
  • blysio (“to lust, to desire”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
blys flys mlys unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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