English Dictionary: Lene | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Lene | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lene \Le"ne\, n. (Phonetics) (a) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis). (b) Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Gr. [pi], [kappa], [tau]). --W. E. Jelf. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lene \Lene\ (l[emac]n), v. t. [See {Lend}.] To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lene \Le"ne\ (l[emac]"n[esl]), a. [L. lenis smooth.] (Phonetics) (a) Smooth; as, the lene breathing. (b) Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. [pi], [kappa], [tau]). --W. E. Jelf. |