liss
Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; releaseRelief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
Meaning
3 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
(obsolete, uncountable)Comfort; happiness.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)A respite from pain.
Origin
From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, līs, līþs (“grace, favor, loFrom 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.
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