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Liss

name

Etymology

From 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.

  1. derived from *lent-✻ — “bendsome, resilient”
  2. inherited from *linþisjō✻ — “rest”
  3. inherited from liss
  4. inherited from lis

Definitions

  1. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref…

    A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).

  2. A surname from German.

  3. Relief

    Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Comfort

      Comfort; happiness.

    2. A respite from pain.

    3. To ease

      To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.

    4. To cease

      To cease; stop.

    5. Initialism of low-intensity steady state

      Initialism of low-intensity steady state: a form of exercise that uses prolonged periods of effort at a steady pace, such as jogging.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA