bless

• vt.祝福する；祝福する；賞賛する
• n.（祝福された）人の名前；（英語、イタリア語、ドイツ語、ハンガリー語）ブライス

語源は血と同じで、キリスト教の聖体拝領で聖なる血として知られる血の代わりにワインが使われるように、血で祝福するという宗教的概念から。

bless

bless: [OE] Bless occurs in no other language than English, and originally meant ‘mark with blood’, from some sort of religious rite in which such marking conferred sanctity. It probably goes back to a prehistoric Germanic formation *blōthisōjan, a derivative of *blōtham ‘blood’, which was taken up by no Germanic language other than Old English. Here it produced blētsian, which by the 13th century had become blesse. The word’s connotations of ‘happiness’ and ‘well-being’, which go back at least to the year 1000, were probably influenced by the etymologically unrelated bliss.
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bless (v.)

Old English bletsian, bledsian, Northumbrian bloedsian "to consecrate, make holy, give thanks," from Proto-Germanic *blodison "hallow with blood, mark with blood," from *blotham "blood" (see blood (n.)). Originally a blood sprinkling on pagan altars. This word was chosen in Old English bibles to translate Latin benedicere and Greek eulogein, both of which have a ground sense of "to speak well of, to praise," but were used in Scripture to translate Hebrew brk "to bend (the knee), worship, praise, invoke blessings." L.R. Palmer ("The Latin Language") writes, "There is nothing surprising in the semantic development of a word denoting originally a special ritual act into the more generalized meanings to 'sacrifice,' 'worship,' 'bless,'" and compares Latin immolare (see immolate). Meaning shifted in late Old English toward "pronounce or make happy," by resemblance to unrelated bliss. No cognates in other languages. Related: Blessed; blessing.

1. During his visit，the Pope will also bless the new hospital.

訪問期間中、法王は新しい病院の冥福を祈るだろう。

2. " Bless you, Eva," he whispered.

「神があなたを守ってくれるように、イワさん」と彼は低い声で言った。

3.God bless you.

神のご加護。

4.God bless and thank you all so much.

神のご加護を願って、ありがとうございます。

5.God will bless this union.

この結婚を神が守ってくれることを願っています。