Lene (?), v. i. [See Lend.]
To lend; to grant; to permit.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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Le"ne (?), a. [L. lenis smooth.] Phonetics (a)
Smooth; as, the lene breathing.
(b)
Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t. (or Gr. π, κ, τ.).
W. E. Jelf.
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Le"ne, n. Phonetics (a)
The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
(b)
Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or i (or Gr. π, κ, τ.).
W. E. Jelf.
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