Asked by Gabriel

Read the phrase written in Middle English.

The holy blisful martir for to seke

Which modern English translation of the phrase is accurate?

the whole blissful month of September
the holy blessed martyr there to seek
the hole blistering madly for one second
the holly blossoms marking the season

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"The holy blessed martyr there to seek" is the accurate modern English sense.

"Blisful" = blessed, "martir" = martyr, and "for to seke" = in order to seek (i.e., to go seek the martyr — Thomas Becket, in the Canterbury Tales context).