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Webster 1913 Edition


Blesser

Bless′er

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Noun.
One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.

Webster 1828 Edition


Blesser

BLESS'ER

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Noun.
One that blesses or prospers; one who bestows a blessing.

Definition 2024


blesser

blesser

English

Noun

blesser (plural blessers)

  1. One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.

French

Etymology

From Middle French blesser, from Old French blecier (to injure, hurt), from Frankish *blētjan (to bruise), from Proto-Germanic *blaitijaną (to discolour, bruise), from *blaitaz (pale, discoloured), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlAid- (pale, pallid). Cognate with Old High German bleiza, bleizza (livor, bruise), Old English blāt (pale, livid). More at blate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ble.se/

Verb

blesser

  1. to wound, to injure.
    Il a été blessé par un coup de poignard au niveau des muscles abdominaux.
  2. (figuratively) to hurt someone's feelings, to offend
  3. (reflexive) to injure oneself
    Je me suis blessé le pied droit.

Synonyms

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Conjugation


Middle French

Etymology

Old French [Term?], see above.

Verb

blesser

  1. to hurt; to injure

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.