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

to damage, harm; to violate
to stain, discolor; to blemish, sully

Derived terms

blesmissement
blesmure
blesme

Descendants

Middle French: blemir, blesmir
- French: blêmir
→ Middle English: blemisshen, blemissen
- English: blemish

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