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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Lene

/(lēn)/ · IPA /ˈliːn/
01 v. t. To lend; to grant; to permit.
  1. 1.
    To lend; to grant; to permit.[Obs.]
02 a. Smooth; as, the lene breathing.
  1. 1.
    Smooth; as, the lene breathing.(Phonetics)
03 n. The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
  1. 1.
    The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).(Phonetics)