Middle English Dictionary Entry
lī̆f-fæst adj.
Entry Info
Forms | lī̆f-fæst adj. Also liffestan. |
Etymology | OE līf-fæst |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Quickened, living; also, life-giving.
Associated quotations
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)84/7 : Þe mon ane..is on sawle liffæst mid ȝesceadwisnesse.
- c1225 Nic.Creed (Jun 121)5 : Ic ileue on þene holi gost, þene liffestan [L vivificantem] god.