lifeday en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlʌɪfdeɪ/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English lif-day; equivalent to life + day.
Meanings
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(archaic) A day of someone's life; chiefly in plural: a lifetime.
For loth in his lifdayes · for likyng of drynke / Dede bi his douȝtres · þat þe deuel lyked.
c. 1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| life-day | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lifedays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |