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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Blissit, Blyssyt, ppl. a. Also: blissyt, -et (bleissit), blysyt, blyssit; blissid, blyssed. [ME. blissed, blyssyd, etc., var. of blessed Blessit. See also Blist ppl. a.] Blessed.a1400 Leg. S. x. 268.
Myn blissit lord Ihesu c1450-2 Howlat 664.
The blissit Pape a1500 Henr. Fab. 447.
The blissit sacrament c1475 Wall. xi. 1232.
The blyssyt happy tym At he was born a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1058.
With thi blissit blude c1515 Asl. MS. I. 260/12.
This Malcolm marit the blissit Margaret c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 65.
The blissit Haly Spreit Ib. 165.
Thow mak my schip in blissit port to arryif 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 46.
Hir … blissit godly garlandis Ib. xi. xiv. 40.
Amyd the dern blissyt schaw 1532 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 59.
For the honour of God and his blissit moder 1562-3 Winȝet II. 76/10.
The blissit sentence of Cyril 1567 G. Ball. 13.
That we may mak ane blissit end a1605 Montg. Son. vi. 2.
The blissit brethren 1596 Dalr. I. 257/32.
His haly and blissit body
b. Used in sarcasm.1572 Sat. P. xxxi. 51.
For murtherars dois all considder; Thay and the Papists rynis togidder: Thay ar ane blyssit pak
Hence Blissitlie adv., Blissitnes n. —a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 44.
Of hir birth the blissitnes 1562-3 Winȝet II. 44/33.
Maist treulie and blissitlie … to be confessit
