Lifen

//ˈlaɪfən// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To liven, to enliven. obsolete

    "Ruſh me in / VVhil'ſt Mellida prepares her ſelfe to die: / Halter about thy necke, and vvith ſuch ſighs, / Laments, and acclamations lyfen it, / As if impulſiue povver of remorſe."

Example

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"Ruſh me in / VVhil'ſt Mellida prepares her ſelfe to die: / Halter about thy necke, and vvith ſuch ſighs, / Laments, and acclamations lyfen it, / As if impulſiue povver of remorſe."

Etymology

From life + -en.

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