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单词 blissom
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blissomadj.

/ˈblɪsəm/
Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse blœsma.
Etymology: < Old Norse blœsma adjective (a ewe or goat) in heat; Old Dutch blesme (Kolkar).
Of a ewe: In heat. (See quot.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of a ewe > in heat
blissom1668
1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. ix. §2. 234 Carnal, fleshly, blissom, clicket, proud.
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Ewe Ewe is Bliessom, a Term peculiar to Sheepherds, signifying that the Ewe has taken Tup.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

blissomv.

Etymology: Formed as blissom adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈblissom.
1. transitive. Of a ram: to couple with a ewe; to tup. In passive said of the ewe.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [verb (transitive)] > mate
blissom?a1475
tupa1616
rama1660
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 303 Iacob..putte the roddes..afore the siȝhte of schepe when thei scholde be blissomede.
1483 Cath. Angl. 34 To Blessum, arietare.
?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xx He may suffre his rammes to go with his ewes all tymes of the yere to blyssome or ride whan then wyll.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxv. 155 One ramme will serue to blesome fiftie ewes.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia To Blissome, as the Ram doth the Ewe, i. to tup her.
1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. , and in later Dicts.
2. intransitive. ‘To caterwaul, to be lustful’ (Johnson).

Derivatives

ˈblissoming n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > mating
ramminga1525
blissoming1589
tupping1654
1589 J. Rider Bibliotheca Scholastica 135 To goe a blissoming, or to desire the ramme.
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Blissoming, the Act of generation between a Ram and a Ewe.
ˈblissomed adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of a ewe > mated with ram
blissomeda1300
a1300 E.E. Psalter lxxvii[i]. 70 Of after-blismed, [L. de post fœtantes], him name he.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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