See also: Liss and LISS

English

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Etymology 1

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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.

Noun

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liss (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
    Synonyms: relief, solace; see also Thesaurus:consolation
  2. (obsolete) Comfort; happiness.
    Synonyms: cheeriness, contentment; see also Thesaurus:happiness
  3. (obsolete, UK dialectal) A respite from pain.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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liss (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
  2. (obsolete, UK dialectal) To cease; stop.

Anagrams

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier līþs, from líþe (gentle, mild)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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liss f

  1. mildness, mercy, kindness, grace

Declension

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Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative liss lissa, lisse
accusative lisse lissa, lisse
genitive lisse lissa
dative lisse lissum

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