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levin.

Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɛvɪn/UK
  1. Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.

    archaic · countable · poetic · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English levene. Spellings in Middle English and Early Modern English include leven, levin, levyn, leiven, and leyven. The earlier etymology is less clear. It is thought to be related to Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni) (which see for some more), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine”). Possibly a regular reflex, possibly North Germanic loan, or possibly from a lost substrate.

verb/ˈlɛvɪn/UK
  1. To strike, as lightning.

    archaic · intransitive · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English levene. Spellings in Middle English and Early Modern English include leven, levin, levyn, leiven, and leyven. The earlier etymology is less clear. It is thought to be related to Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni) (which see for some more), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine”). Possibly a regular reflex, possibly North Germanic loan, or possibly from a lost substrate.

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