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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1894-1927

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BLISS, v. Sc. form of Eng. bless. Gen.Sc.Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) v.:
Bliss my hert, Sandy, she'll be awa' wi' the till. vbl.n. blissin'.Mry.(D) 1927 E. B. Levack Stories Old Lossiemouth 21:
He took aff 'is bonnet an' inwoket the Loard's blissin' on a partan.

[O.Sc. blis, blys, v., to bless, to consecrate with a benediction; Mid.Eng. blis(s), blisse(n), blysse, variant of blesse(n). Also O.Sc. blissing, blyssyng, blessing, benediction, Mid.Eng. blissing, blyssing, variant of blessing, O.E. blétsung, blédsung (D.O.S.T.). Change of vowel is prob. due to contamination with bliss, n., which is of different origin.]

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