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Old English · noun

liss

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/liss/
[lis]
Syllables
liss (1 syllable)
Modern English
mildnessmercygracekindness

Meaning

  1. mildness, mercy, kindness, grace

Declension

Declension of liss
SingularPlural
Nominative lisslissalisse
Accusative lisselissalisse
Genitive lisselissa
Dative lisselissum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From earlier līþs, from líþe (“gentle, mild”)

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