blesmir

Old French

Alternative forms

  • blemir

Etymology

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

blesmir

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

Derived terms

  • blesmissement
  • blesmure
  • blesme

Descendants

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