† lifenessn.
Obsolete. rare.
Lifetime.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > course or span of life
life-dayOE
year-daysOE
timeOE
dayOE
lifeOE
life's timeOE
livelihoodOE
yearOE
lifetimea1300
life-whilea1300
for (also to) term of (a person's) lifea1325
coursec1384
livingc1390
voyage1390
agea1398
life's dayc1425
thread1447
racea1450
living daysc1450
natural life1461
lifeness1534
twist1568
leasec1595
span1599
clew1615
marcha1625
peregrination1653
clue1684
stamen1701
life term1739
innings1772
lifelong1814
pass-through1876
inning1885
natural1891
life cycle1915
puff1967
1534 Lady E. Dacres in M. A. E. Wood Lett. Royal & Illustrious Ladies (1852) II. 127 That the peace shall be concluded during the Princes lyfnes, and a year longer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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