levayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• leaven, leven, leveyn, lewan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French levain, from Latin levāmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛˈvæi̯n/, /lɛːˈvæi̯n/, /ˈlɛːvin/, /ˈlɛvin/

Noun

levayn (uncountable)

1. leaven

   Synonym: sour dogh

Descendants

• English: leaven
• Middle Scots: laven, leaven, leven, levin
  • Scots: leaven, leven, levin, liven
• Yola: leveen, lawveen
• → Welsh: lefain

References

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