lyvere
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the oblique cases of Old English lifer, from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō.
Alternative forms
- lever, levyr, liver, livere, liverre, livre, lyver, lyvir, lyvour, lyvyr, lywer
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlivər(ə)/, /ˈlivrə/
Noun
lyvere
- liver (digestive organ):
- The liver as the purported origin of love.
- The liver as food or medicine.
Descendants
- English: liver
- Scots: liver
References
- “liver(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From lyven + -er.
Alternative forms
- lever, levere, livar, livere, lyver
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlivər(ə)/, /ˈleːvər(ə)/
Noun
lyvere (plural lyveres)
- A living being.
- A person who lives in a certain way.
Descendants
- English: liver
References
- “liver(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
lyvere
- Alternative form of lyveren