adj
Meaning 1
in heat; said of ewes
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Standard Lemma guide
blissom
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verb
Meaning 2
To be lustful; to be lascivious.
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Usage: archaic, stative
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History
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.