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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1605
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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 Legends of the Saints x. 268.
Myn blissit lord Ihesu c1450-2 Howlat 664.
The blissit Pape a1500 Henr. Fab. 447.
The blissit sacrament c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace xi. 1232.
The blyssyt happy tym At he was born a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1058.
With thi blissit blude c1515 Asloan MS I. 260/12.
This Malcolm marit the blissit Margaret c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 65.
The blissit Haly Spreit c1500-c1512 Ib. 165.
Thow mak my schip in blissit port to arryif 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 46.
Hir … blissit godly garlandis 1513 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 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 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 Satirical Poems xxxi. 51.
For murtherars dois all considder; Thay and the Papists rynis togidder: Thay ar ane blyssit pak
Hence Blissitlie adv., Blissitnes n. — a1400 Legends of the Saints Prol. 44.
Of hir birth the blissitnes 1562-3 Winȝet II. 44/33.
Maist treulie and blissitlie … to be confessit
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