Etymology

liven

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Today it means: To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. Full definition →

Middle English liven
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liven · verb1

Partly from life + -en; partly from live (adjective) + -en; and partly a shortening of enliven. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk livna (“to quicken, come alive”), Faroese livna (“to come to life, come alive”), Icelandic lifna (“to come to life”).

liven · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromliven
  2. English todayliven

From Middle English liven, equivalent to live + -en.

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