Lene

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lene \Le"ne\ (l[=e]"n[-e]), 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
         [1913 Webster] Lenger

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lene \Lene\ (l[=e]n), v. t. [See {Lend}.]
     To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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