Blissom

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    in heat; said of ewes
Verb
  1. 1
    To be lustful; to be lascivious. archaic, stative

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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