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

1. 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)

1. A living being.
2. 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.

Etymology 3

Verb

lyvere

1. Alternative form of lyveren