figurative in the sense ‘realm, domain’, as land of the leal (Sc.): the realm of the blessed departed, heaven. land of the living: the present life…

Alive, not dead. Formerly also: †when alive (obsolete); †dwelling, residing (obsolete). Now frequently in no man living and variants.

As a modifier: live, living. Earliest in lifesman n. at compounds 4b. Obsolete.

Of a person or animal: in a live state, alive. Now chiefly regional and archaic.

Of a person, animal, or plant: living, not dead.

= living, adj. (in various senses).

= alive, adj.

in life. Also †with life. Scottish in later use.

in life. Also †with life. Scottish in later use.

of life. Obsolete.

That breathes (in various senses of breathe, v.); esp. respiring; living.

Not dead; alive. Also, not quite dead but not fully alive, dead-and-alive. In vampirism, clinically dead but not yet at rest. Also absol. as n.

upon life. Obsolete.

That possesses life; alive, living, as opposed to ‘dead’.

Fraught or charged with life. Obsolete.

(un-, prefix1 affix 2.)

Alive; in a living state. Obsolete.

Full of breath or air; produced by the breath. Also: characterized by the sound of the breath; breathy.

Living.

The massive horny growth which sheathes the ends of the digits or incases the foot of quadrupeds forming the order Ungulata, primarily that of…