Lif

, Lyfe (obl. stem Lif- , and Lyu- .), n. life, manner of life, lifetime, I 199, V 44, VI 32, VIII a 170, XI a 57, b 40, XVII 398, .; Liffe , XVI 66; Liif , II 124, .; living being, IV a 43, XII a 117, 121; lef liif , beloved (one), II 102, *406. Lyfes , gen. sg. IX 328; Lyueȝ , VI 117 ( see Longe, adv. ), 218; Liue , Lyue , dat. sg. II 583 (being still alive), III 16, XII a 168; bi my lyue , during my life, VIII a 95; yn þys lyue , in this world, I 170; vpon lyue , alive ( lede vpon l. = man), V 27. [OE. līf .] See Liue(n).