† leggev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. With of. To give (a person) relief from suffering. Cf. allege v.2 2.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering)
lissea1000
alightOE
allayc1225
softc1225
comfort1297
laya1300
eathea1325
allegea1375
appeasec1374
laska1375
slakea1387
releasea1393
balma1400
to bete one of one's balea1400
to cool a person's caresc1400
delivera1413
leggea1425
mitigate?a1425
repress?a1425
alleviate?a1475
allevya1500
alleve1544
leviate1545
lenify1567
allevate1570
ungrieve1589
straight1604
mulcify1653
balsama1666
solace1667
meliorate1796
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 5016 Somme socour To leggen hir of hir dolour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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