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liss.

Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.

    obsolete · uncountable
  2. Comfort; happiness.

    obsolete · uncountable
  3. A respite from pain.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, līs, līþs (“grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness, alleviation, salvation”), from Proto-Germanic *linþisjō (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with Danish lise (“solace, relief”), Swedish lisa (“solace, relief”). Related to Old English līþe (“lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet”). See lithe.

verb
  1. To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To cease; stop.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English lissen, lyssen, from Old English lissan (“to subdue”), from Old English liss. Cognate with Swedish lisa (“to soften, weaken”). See above.

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