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lifened

lifened is the simple past and past participle of lifen.

Meaning of lifen

Verb

lifen (third-person singular simple present lifens, present participle lifening, simple past and past participle lifened)

  1. (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] […]...

Questions about lifened

What is lifened the simple past and past participle of?
Lifened is the simple past and past participle of lifen.

Words near lifened in the dictionary

  1. lifeman
  2. lifemanship
  3. lifemate
  4. lifemates
  5. lifen
  6. lifened
  7. lifeness
  8. lifening
  9. lifens
  10. lifepath
  11. lifepaths

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