English Explanatory Dictionary

blissom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be lustful; to be lascivious.
adj
  1. in heat; said of ewes

Word forms

blissom blissoms blissoming blissomed more blissom most blissom

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.

Synonyms

lust

Related words

blissome
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