Middle English Dictionary Entry
līven v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | līven v.(2) Also (sg.3) leveth. |
| Etymology | From līf n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To give life to (the body), vivify.
Associated quotations
- a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615)4.30.73a : This soule sensitife..leuyth [Caxton: lyueth], or yevith liffe, to the subiecte body.