levayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

leveyn, leven, leaven, lewan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French levain, from Latin levāmen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛːˈvɛi̯n/, /ˈlɛːvɛn/

Noun

levayn (uncountable)

leaven

Descendants

English: leaven
Yola: leveen

References

“levain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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