What does "liss" mean?
Liss: Release; remission; ease; relief. [Obs.] "Of penance had a lisse." Chaucer.
Additional senses
- 2.To free, as from care or pain; to relieve. [Obs.] "Lissed of his care." Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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