lifen en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈlaɪfən/
Etymology
From life + -en.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To liven, to enliven.
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.
1600 or 1601 (date written), I. M. [i.e., John Marston], Antonios Reuenge. The Second Part. […], London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Thomas Fisher, and are to be soulde [by Matthew Lownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act II, scene v, signature E2, recto:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lifens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lifened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lifened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |