Lifen
//ˈlaɪfən// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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
More examples"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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