bliþe
Old English
adj
Definitions
- happy
- gentle
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (mild, friendly, pleasing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*blīþiz
Gloss
mild, friendly, pleasing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bly English
- *bʰlī- Proto-Indo-European
- *blīþiz Proto-Germanic
- blīþe Old English
- blīþe, bliþe Old English
- blíðleikr Old Norse
- blíðr Old Norse
- blíður Icelandic
- ómblíður Icelandic
- blíður Faroese
- 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *blīþī gmw-pro
- *blīthi Old Dutch
- blithen Old Dutch
- blīthi Old Dutch
- blidi Old Saxon
- *blīthe Old Frisian