† vivificentadj.
Obsolete.
Living.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > opposed to dead
in the land of the livingc825
livingeOE
lifeeOE
quickeOE
aliveOE
livishc1175
alivesc1300
in lifea1325
with lifea1325
of life1392
breathinga1398
undeada1400
upon lifea1413
live1531
lifesome1582
undeceased1589
vivec1590
breathful1593
vivificent1598
on the hoof1818
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 33 b/1 It is necessarye that the vivificent parte drive from it the mortified, or else the mortifiede allso cause mortificatione in the vivificent partes.
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 39/1 Take a vivificent Cocke, and vse him on that sorte.
1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Viuificent, liuely, or full of strength.
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