liven
v. US //ˈɫaɪvən// UK //lˈaɪvn// liv·en
Partly from life + -en; partly from live (adjective) + -en; and partly a shortening of enliven. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk livna (“to quicken, come alive”), Faroese livna (“to come to life, come alive”), Icelandic lifna (“to come to life”).
From Middle English liven, equivalent to live + -en.