lyvere

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the oblique cases of Old English lifer, from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō.

Alternative forms

lever, levyr, liver, livere, liverre, livre, lyver, lyvir, lyvour, lyvyr, lywer

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlivər(ə)/, /ˈlivrə/

Noun

lyvere

liver (digestive organ):
1. The liver as the purported origin of love.
2. The liver as food or medicine.

Descendants

English: liver
Scots: liver

References

“liver(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From lyven +‎ -er.

Alternative forms

lever, levere, livar, livere, lyver

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlivər(ə)/, /ˈleːvər(ə)/

Noun

lyvere (plural lyveres)

A living being.
A person who lives in a certain way.

Descendants

English: liver
Yola: lewer

References

“liver(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

lyvere

Alternative form of lyveren

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