levayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

leaven, leven, leveyn, lewan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French levain, from Latin levāmen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛˈvɛi̯n/, /ˈlɛːvin/

Noun

levayn (uncountable)

leaven
Synonym: sour dogh

Descendants

English: leaven
Yola: leveen, lawveen

References

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

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