blesmir

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (to grow pale; to make pale), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (shining, white, fair, pale), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to shine, be white).

Verb

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blesmir

  1. to damage, harm; to violate
  2. to stain, discolor; to blemish, sully

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle French: blemir, blesmir
  • Middle English: blemisshen, blemissen