a. [ AS. blīðe blithe, kind; akin to Goth. bleiþs kind, Icel. blīðr mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. blīdi kind, blithe. ] Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful;
The blithe sounds of festal music. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
A daughter fair,
So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Gay; full of gayety; joyous. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a blithe manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being blithe. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. same as blather.
adj. talking incoherently;
a. Cheery; gay; merry. [ 1913 Webster ]
The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
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