Etymology

lisse

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Today it means: To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.). Full definition →

Old English līssian
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lisse · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromlīssian
  2. Old English · inherited fromlīssian
  3. English todaylisse

Inherited from Old English līssian.

lisse · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromlicium
  2. French · borrowed fromlisse
  3. English todaylisse

From French lisse, from Latin licium.

Lisse · proper noun3

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromLisse
  2. English todayLisse

Borrowed from Dutch Lisse.

Words from the same roots

Frenchlisse all →

lesene

Latinlicium all →

lesene

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