different between blesse vs blesser

English

Verb

blesse

1. Obsolete spelling of bless

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?s/

Verb

blesse

1. inflection of blesser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

English

Etymology

bless +? -er

Noun

blesser (plural blessers)

1. One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
2. (slang, South Africa) A rich man who offers support (typically financial and material) to a younger female companion in exchange for sex, friendship, etc.

Anagrams

• Belsers, Bessler, rebless

French

Etymology

From Middle French blesser, from Old French blecier (“to injure, hurt”), from Frankish *blaitijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ble.se/

Verb

blesser

1. to wound, to injure.

   Il a été blessé par un coup de poignard au niveau des muscles abdominaux.

2. (figuratively) to hurt one's feelings, to offend
3. (reflexive) to injure oneself

   Je me suis blessé le pied droit.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• offenser

Related terms

• blessant
• blessé
• blessure

Further reading

• “blesser” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Old French blecier, see above.

Verb

blesser

1. to hurt; to injure

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.