"leven" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛvən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-leven.wav
Rhymes: -ɛvən Etymology: See levin. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} leven
  1. eleven
    Sense id: en-leven-en-noun-6XkHTr1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 9 28
  2. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of levin (“lightning”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: levin (extra: lightning)
    Sense id: en-leven-en-noun--7LELtn0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛvən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-leven.wav Forms: levens [present, singular, third-person], levening [participle, present], levened [participle, past], levened [past]
Rhymes: -ɛvən Etymology: See leaven Head templates: {{en-verb}} leven (third-person singular simple present levens, present participle levening, simple past and past participle levened)
  1. Obsolete spelling of leaven. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: leaven Related terms: forty-leven
    Sense id: en-leven-en-verb-y-yM5Suf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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