lyveren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• liver, lyver, lyvere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliv(ə)rən/

Verb

lyveren (third-person singular simple present lyvereth, present participle lyverende, lyverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle lyvered)

1. To deliver (free or save).
2. To hand over; to give.
3. (rare) To regain or recover property.
4. (rare) To remove or expel.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lyveren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) lyveren, lyvere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	lyvere	lyvered
2nd-person singular	lyverest	lyveredest
3rd-person singular	lyvereth	lyvered
subjunctive singular	lyvere
imperative singular		—
plural1	lyveren, lyvere	lyvereden, lyverede
imperative plural	lyvereth, lyvere	—
participles	lyverynge, lyverende	lyvered, ylyvered

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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