blys

See also: Blys

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blys, from Proto-Germanic *blisk (“to burn, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). 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 (neuter)

	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

Related terms

• blesi
• blossi

• “blys” in Den Danske Ordbog
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “blush”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

Noun

blys

1. alternative form of blisse

Swedish

Noun

blys

1. indefinite genitive singular of bly

Welsh

Etymology

Related to Middle Breton blisic, blysyc (“pleasant, indulgent”), modern Breton blizik. Perhaps a reduced grade of the root of Czech mlsný (“dainty, finicky, lecherous”) (<<Proto-Slavic *mls); compare modern Czech smilný (“adulterous”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɨːs

Noun

blys m (plural blysiau)

1. greed, lust, desire

   Synonyms: trachwant, gwanc

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of blys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blys	flys	mlys	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Lingua Posnaniensis, Volumes 5-6, p. 94

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blysig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies