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lisne

/lɪn/

lisne is the alternative form of lissen.

Meaning of lissen

Noun

lissen (plural lissens)

  1. (dialectal) A cleft or hollow in rock.
    • And I remember in my youth, in the Lisne of a Rock at Kingſcote in Gloceſtershire, I found at least a Bushel of Petrified Cockles actually distinct one from another, each near as big as my Fist.a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...

Forms of lisne

plurallisnes

Questions about lisne

What is lisne the alternative form of?
Lisne is the alternative form of lissen.
How do you pronounce lisne?
Lisne is pronounced /lɪn/.

Words near lisne in the dictionary

  1. Lislique
  2. Lismore
  3. Lismore Heights
  4. LISN
  5. Lisnaskea
  6. lisne
  7. lisnes
  8. LISNs
  9. lisofylline
  10. Lisoish
  11. Lison

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