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"word": "God bless the Duke of Argyle"
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"ref": "1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:",
"text": "the archbishop vsing certeine praiers, blessed the king",
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"To invoke divine favor upon."
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 103:1, column 2:",
"text": "A Pſalme of Dauid. Bleſſe the Lord, O my ſoule: and all that is within me, bleſſe his holy Name.",
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"word": "whakamānawa"
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 4:2, column 1:",
"text": "And thou ſhalt ſweare, The Lord liueth, in Trueth, in Iudgement, and in Righteouſnes, and the nations ſhall bleſſe themſelues in him, and in him ſhall they glorie.",
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"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 6:",
"text": "And burning blades about their heads do blesse.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:",
"text": "Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.",
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"To wave; to brandish."
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"(obsolete) To wave; to brandish."
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"ref": "c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:",
"text": "Bless me from marrying a usurer.",
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"ref": "a. 1645, John Milton, “Il Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 40:",
"text": "To bleſs the dores from nightly harm",
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},
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},
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Could you bless me the link for the original post?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I'm actually marved right now, can you bless me some cash?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2021 April 13, u/saltymotherfker, “Popular male in a Toronto high school starterpack”, in Reddit, r/starterpacks, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "Ahlie fam ¶ Do u have grabba? ¶ Bless me a change for the ttc",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 July 28, u/RedditUser19070203, “First ever car at 19! Tried my best to negotiate how did I do? That stupid 1 year anti theft was forced and I couldn't remove it. Did get a 650 rebate on a Jetta which is pretty tough tbh”, in Reddit, r/jetta, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "How in the hell did you find that out LOL😂. Are you a working man there? If so, bless me a discount bro. If not yeah Pickering is the way to go. Went to Whitby and Toronto wasn't that good",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 August 7, u/introverted_logician, “Anyone know any Canadian sneaker YouTubers?”, in Reddit, r/SneakersCanada, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "Lmao can you bless me a Foam runner w retail price man🙃. I wear size 9 lol. Huge fan of your channel.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 September 28, u/MyTorontoAccount, “Did anyone get presale code yet”, in Reddit, r/torontoraptors, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "Someone bless me a code",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To give or send."
],
"id": "en-bless-en-verb-ga8A8lv-",
"links": [
[
"give",
"give#Verb"
],
[
"send",
"send#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(MTE, slang) To give or send."
],
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "seën"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bekoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "baräkä",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ባረከ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bāraka",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "بَارَكَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bārik",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "بارك"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "an",
"lang": "Aragonese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendicir"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōrhnel",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "օրհնել"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendicir"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bedeinkatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "blaslaŭljácʹ",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бласлаўля́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "blahaslavícʹ",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благаславі́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoslávjam",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "благосла́вям"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoslovjá",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благословя́"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beneir"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎoyòu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "保佑"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "佑"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fú",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "福"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhùfú",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "祝福"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "žehnat"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "požehnat"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "velsigne"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "signe"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "zegenen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ovd",
"lang": "Elfdalian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "welsingen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beni"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "õnnistama"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "vælsigna"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "signa"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "siunata"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bénir"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beneïr"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedî"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "binidî"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendicir"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "locva",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ლოცვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "segnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "benedeien"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "þiuþjan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "audagjan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "evlogó",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ευλογώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eulogéō",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "εὐλογέω"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "makarízō",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "μακαρίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "pilluaqquaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beni"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "berákh",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "בירך \\ בֵּרֵךְ \\ בֵּרַךְ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "megáld"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "blessa"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedikar"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "berkat"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "siunata"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "slaavia"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedire"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"alt": "めぐむ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "megumu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "恵む"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"alt": "しゅくふくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shukufuku suru",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "祝福する"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "abensua"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "abênsua"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bensuá"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jarylqau",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "жарылқау"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "brâtéanpôr",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ប្រទានពរ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
"roman": "burśiny",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "бурсины"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chukbokhada",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "축복하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedīcō"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "svētīt"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "seenen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blagoslovuva",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "благословува"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blagoslovi",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "anugrahikkuka",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "āśīṟvadikkuka",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ആശീർവദിക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bierek"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "karakia"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "saješ püraš",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "саеш пӱраш"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "sugyńlaš",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "сугыньлаш"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mrj",
"lang": "Western Mari",
"roman": "sogońym puaš",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "согоньым пуаш"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "adislax",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "адислах"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "öršööx",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "өршөөх"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "béni"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
"code": "se",
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"sense": "confer blessing on",
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"perfective"
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"code": "scn",
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"word": "దీవించు"
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"_dis1": "8 5 7 10 7 9 0 10 26 7 12",
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"word": "bebless"
},
{
"word": "blessability"
},
{
"word": "blessable"
},
{
"word": "blessee"
},
{
"word": "blesser"
},
{
"word": "bless me"
},
{
"word": "bless my soul"
},
{
"word": "bless oneself"
},
{
"word": "bless out"
},
{
"word": "bless someone's cotton socks"
},
{
"word": "bless someone's heart"
},
{
"word": "bless someone with"
},
{
"word": "bless up"
},
{
"word": "bless us"
},
{
"word": "blessworthy"
},
{
"word": "bless you"
},
{
"word": "cobless"
},
{
"word": "God bless the Duke of Argyle"
},
{
"word": "God bless the Duke of Argyll"
},
{
"word": "God bless the mark"
},
{
"word": "God bless you"
},
{
"word": "Goddess bless"
},
{
"word": "Goddess bless you"
},
{
"word": "gods bless you"
},
{
"word": "outbless"
},
{
"word": "prebless"
},
{
"word": "rebless"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "srn",
"2": "blesi",
"3": "bresi"
},
"expansion": "Sranan Tongo: blesi, bresi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sranan Tongo: blesi, bresi"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "blessen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English blessen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "bletsian",
"4": "",
"5": "to consecrate (with blood)"
},
"expansion": "Old English bletsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*blōdisōn",
"4": "",
"5": "to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*blōþą",
"4": "",
"5": "blood"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰleh₃-",
"4": "",
"5": "to bloom"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "bleza",
"3": "",
"4": "to bless"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse bleza (“to bless”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "blessa"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic blessa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "blēdan",
"3": "",
"4": "to bleed"
},
"expansion": "Old English blēdan (“to bleed”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English blessen, from Old English bletsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognate with Old Norse bleza (“to bless”) (whence Icelandic blessa), Old English blēdan (“to bleed”). More at bleed. Equivalent to blood + -se.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "blesses",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "blessing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "blest",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "blest",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "blessed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "blessed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "blesses",
"2": "blessing",
"3": "blest",
"past2": "blessed"
},
"expansion": "bless (third-person singular simple present blesses, present participle blessing, simple past and past participle blest or blessed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "blessed"
},
{
"word": "blessing"
},
{
"word": "bleed"
},
{
"word": "blood"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify."
],
"links": [
[
"holy",
"holy"
],
[
"sanctify",
"sanctify"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:",
"text": "the archbishop vsing certeine praiers, blessed the king",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify."
],
"links": [
[
"sign of the cross",
"sign of the cross"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To invoke divine favor upon."
],
"links": [
[
"invoke",
"invoke"
],
[
"favor",
"favor"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 103:1, column 2:",
"text": "A Pſalme of Dauid. Bleſſe the Lord, O my ſoule: and all that is within me, bleſſe his holy Name.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence."
],
"links": [
[
"honor",
"honor"
],
[
"glorify",
"glorify"
],
[
"extol",
"extol"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 4:2, column 1:",
"text": "And thou ſhalt ſweare, The Lord liueth, in Trueth, in Iudgement, and in Righteouſnes, and the nations ſhall bleſſe themſelues in him, and in him ſhall they glorie.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To esteem or account happy; to felicitate."
],
"links": [
[
"esteem",
"esteem"
],
[
"felicitate",
"felicitate"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 6:",
"text": "And burning blades about their heads do blesse.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:",
"text": "Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To wave; to brandish."
],
"links": [
[
"wave",
"wave"
],
[
"brandish",
"brandish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) To wave; to brandish."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs",
"en:Programming"
],
"glosses": [
"To turn (a reference) into an object."
],
"links": [
[
"Perl",
"Perl"
],
[
"programming",
"programming#Noun"
],
[
"reference",
"reference"
],
[
"object",
"object"
]
],
"qualifier": "Perl programming; past tense only blessed; Perl programming; past tense only blessed",
"raw_glosses": [
"(Perl programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:",
"text": "Bless me from marrying a usurer.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "a. 1645, John Milton, “Il Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 40:",
"text": "To bleſs the dores from nightly harm",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To secure, defend, or prevent from."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic, with from) To secure, defend, or prevent from."
],
"raw_tags": [
"with from"
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English slang",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Multicultural Toronto English"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Could you bless me the link for the original post?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I'm actually marved right now, can you bless me some cash?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2021 April 13, u/saltymotherfker, “Popular male in a Toronto high school starterpack”, in Reddit, r/starterpacks, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "Ahlie fam ¶ Do u have grabba? ¶ Bless me a change for the ttc",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 July 28, u/RedditUser19070203, “First ever car at 19! Tried my best to negotiate how did I do? That stupid 1 year anti theft was forced and I couldn't remove it. Did get a 650 rebate on a Jetta which is pretty tough tbh”, in Reddit, r/jetta, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "How in the hell did you find that out LOL😂. Are you a working man there? If so, bless me a discount bro. If not yeah Pickering is the way to go. Went to Whitby and Toronto wasn't that good",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 August 7, u/introverted_logician, “Anyone know any Canadian sneaker YouTubers?”, in Reddit, r/SneakersCanada, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "Lmao can you bless me a Foam runner w retail price man🙃. I wear size 9 lol. Huge fan of your channel.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 September 28, u/MyTorontoAccount, “Did anyone get presale code yet”, in Reddit, r/torontoraptors, archived from the original on 2023-12-03:",
"text": "Someone bless me a code",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To give or send."
],
"links": [
[
"give",
"give#Verb"
],
[
"send",
"send#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(MTE, slang) To give or send."
],
"tags": [
"slang"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "After those modifications, the Board blessed the reorganization plan.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To approve of or assent to."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To approve of or assent to."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"Philippine English"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "You should bless your relatives, because they have arrived here already.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect)"
],
"links": [
[
"mano",
"mano#Tagalog"
],
[
"taking",
"taking"
],
[
"elder",
"elder"
],
[
"hand",
"hand"
],
[
"press",
"press"
],
[
"forehead",
"forehead"
],
[
"kiss",
"kiss"
],
[
"Wikipedia",
"Wikipedia"
],
[
"Mano (gesture)",
"w:Mano (gesture)"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Philippines) To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect)"
],
"tags": [
"Philippines"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "blĕs"
},
{
"ipa": "/blɛs/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-bless.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/En-us-bless.ogg/En-us-bless.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/En-us-bless.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛs"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "seën"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bekoj"
},
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "baräkä",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ባረከ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bāraka",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "بَارَكَ"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bārik",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "بارك"
},
{
"code": "an",
"lang": "Aragonese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendicir"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōrhnel",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "օրհնել"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendicir"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bedeinkatu"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "blaslaŭljácʹ",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бласлаўля́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "blahaslavícʹ",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благаславі́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoslávjam",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "благосла́вям"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoslovjá",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благословя́"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beneir"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎoyòu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "保佑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "佑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fú",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "福"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhùfú",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "祝福"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "žehnat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "požehnat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "velsigne"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "signe"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "zegenen"
},
{
"code": "ovd",
"lang": "Elfdalian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "welsingen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beni"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "õnnistama"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "vælsigna"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "signa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "siunata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bénir"
},
{
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beneïr"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedî"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "binidî"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendicir"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "locva",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ლოცვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "segnen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "benedeien"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "þiuþjan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "audagjan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "evlogó",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ευλογώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eulogéō",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "εὐλογέω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "makarízō",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "μακαρίζω"
},
{
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "pilluaqquaa"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "beni"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "berákh",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "בירך \\ בֵּרֵךְ \\ בֵּרַךְ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "megáld"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "blessa"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedikar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "berkat"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "siunata"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "slaavia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedire"
},
{
"alt": "めぐむ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "megumu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "恵む"
},
{
"alt": "しゅくふくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shukufuku suru",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "祝福する"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "abensua"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "abênsua"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bensuá"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jarylqau",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "жарылқау"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "brâtéanpôr",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ប្រទានពរ"
},
{
"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
"roman": "burśiny",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "бурсины"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chukbokhada",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "축복하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedīcō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "svētīt"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "seenen"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blagoslovuva",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "благословува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blagoslovi",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благослови"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "anugrahikkuka",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "āśīṟvadikkuka",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ആശീർവദിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bierek"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "karakia"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "saješ püraš",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "саеш пӱраш"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "sugyńlaš",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "сугыньлаш"
},
{
"code": "mrj",
"lang": "Western Mari",
"roman": "sogońym puaš",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "согоньым пуаш"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "adislax",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "адислах"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "öršööx",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "өршөөх"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "béni"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "buressivdnidit"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "velsigne"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "signa"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "blessa"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "barekat dâdan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "برکت دادن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "błogosławić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "abençoar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendizer"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benzer"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ch'allay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "binecuvânta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "blagoslovi"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedir"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "banadir"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "banadeir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoslovljátʹ",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "благословля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoslovítʹ",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благослови́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "благосло̀вити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "blagoslòviti"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "binidìciri"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "a-binidìciri"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "žehnať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "požehnať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "blagosloviti"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "žohnować"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "požohnować"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendecir"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "blesi"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bresi"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "seigi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "välsigna"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "dīviñcu",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "దీవించు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "uai-pɔɔn",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "อวยพร"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "kutsamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "takdis etmek"
},
{
"code": "udm",
"lang": "Udmurt",
"roman": "kozmany",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "козманы"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blahoslovljáty",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "благословля́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blahoslovýty",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "благослови́ти"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "alqamoq"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetan",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "benedir"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "chúc phúc"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "giáng phúc"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "ban phúc"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "bendithio"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "teqdis kerden"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "confer blessing on",
"word": "mıbarek kerden"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To honour as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.",
"word": "whakamānawa"
}
],
"word": "bless"
}
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"ref": "1998, Peter Coffey, “New Alternative View Of Atomic Structure”, in sci.chem (Usenet):",
"text": "Ah bless! You must be the welcoming committee for anyone who dares express ignorance.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2000, Hellraiser, uk.people.teens (Usenet):",
"text": "oh bless. *hug* that is not true. nobody here bears a grudge against 13 year old dear or against you.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2001, Will, “Am I still here?”, in uk.religion.pagan (Usenet):",
"text": "Aw bless... have white chocolate fudge muffin....a new batch.... made them last night after Nigella....",
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"english": "bless you, gesundheit",
"word": "blessi þig"
},
{
"english": "greetings!",
"word": "blessaður!"
},
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"english": "greetings!",
"word": "sæll og blessaður!"
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"word": "bless bless"
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"english": "So bless all our friends, and God speed the plough.",
"ref": "Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867",
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"ref": "Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland",
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