Lene
Lene (lēn) , transitive verb
[See Lend.]
To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Lene (lē"ne) , adjective
[Latin lenis smooth.]
(a)
(Phonetics) Smooth; as, the lene breathing.
(b)
(Phonetics) Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Greek π, κ, τ). — W. E. Jelf
Lene , noun
(a)
(Phonetics) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
(b)
(Phonetics) Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Greek π, κ, τ). — W. E. Jelf