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lisse
lisse
See also: lissé
English
Verb
lisse (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)
- (obsolete) To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
- Late 14th century: And on his wey forthward thanne is he fare / In hope for to been lissed of his care. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
Noun
lisse (plural lisses)
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lis/
Etymology 1
Probably from lisser.
Adjective
lisse m, f (plural lisses)
Etymology 2
Verb
lisse
- first-person singular present indicative of lisser
- third-person singular present indicative of lisser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of lisser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of lisser
- second-person singular imperative of lisser