"livre" meaning in Old French

See livre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: livre [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular]
Etymology: Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līber. Etymology templates: {{slbor|fro|la|līber}} Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līber Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|livre|||||||g=m|head=}} livre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular livre), {{fro-adj|mf}} livre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular livre)
  1. free; at liberty Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-livre-fro-adj-Bj1RVgL2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: livre oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], livres [oblique, plural], livres [nominative, singular], livre [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum. Etymology templates: {{slbor|fro|la|liber|liber, librum}} Semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} livre oblique singular, m (oblique plural livres, nominative singular livres, nominative plural livre)
  1. book (collection of sheets of paper in a specific order)
    Sense id: en-livre-fro-noun-3N~MffhN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: livre oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], livres [oblique, plural], livre [nominative, singular], livres [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin lībra. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|lībra}} Latin lībra Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} livre oblique singular, f (oblique plural livres, nominative singular livre, nominative plural livres)
  1. livre (medieval French equivalent of a monetary pound)
    Sense id: en-livre-fro-noun-1IXUfz0T Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 5 40 55 1
  2. pound (weight)
    Sense id: en-livre-fro-noun-O5fs0r5J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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