lever

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English

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A lever
A lever diagram

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishlever,levore,levour,fromOld Frenchleveor,leveur(“a lifter, lever (alsoOld FrenchandFrenchlevier)”),fromLatinlevātor(“a lifter”),fromlevō(“to raise”).Doubletoflevator.

Noun

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lever(plurallevers)

  1. (mechanics)Arigidpiece which is capable ofturningabout one point, oraxis(thefulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
    1. Specifically, abarof metal, wood or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.
      • 1952September, “Modernised Pull-and-Push Trains”, inRailway Magazine,page617:
        Retractable steps and handrails are provided on each side of the cars. The steps, which are under the control of the guard, are operated by handleversin the entrance vestibule.
  1. A small such piece totriggerorcontrola mechanical device (like aswitchor abutton).
  2. (mechanics)Abar,as acapstan bar,applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
    • 2012March,Henry Petroski,“Opening Doors”, inAmerican Scientist‎[1],volume100,number 2, pages112–3:
      A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum oflevers,with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
  3. (mechanics)Anarmon arock shaft,to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
  4. (obsolete,except in generalized senses below)Acrowbar.
    • 1613,John Marston,William Barksted,The Insatiate Countess,IV.1:
      My lord, I brained him with alevermy neighbour lent me, and he stood by and cried, ‘Strike home, old boy!’
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Verb

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lever(third-person singular simple presentlevers,present participlelevering,simple past and past participlelevered)

  1. (transitive)Tomovewith alever.
    With great effort and a big crowbar I managed toleverthe beam off the floor.
  2. (figuratively,transitive)Touse,operateormove(something) like alever(physically).
    • 1961,V. S. Naipaul,A House for Mr Biswas,Vintage International, published2001,Part Two, Chapter 1:
      Suddenly he hadleveredhimself up from the sofa, rocking the lame man violently, and was walking towards the receptionist.
    • 2023October 12, HarryBlank, “Fire in the Hole”, inSCP Foundation‎[2],archived fromthe originalon22 May 2024:
      The guard at the door coughed up blood, and died instantly. Fina was carrying an empty rifle with a sharpened bayonet, and she'd thrust it straight up through his neck, severing the spinal cord. Sheleveredhim off the front stoop and into the bushes, then stood up on the tips of her toes to peer through the window in the door.
  3. (figuratively,transitive)Touse(something) like alever(in an abstract sense).
    • 2001April 9,Joshua Cooper Ramo,“Bagging the Butcher”,inTime:
      He was a man wholeveredhis way from small-time communist hack to political power by tapping into the most potent vein of historical juice in the Balkans: nationalism.
    • 2013December 8,Robert McCrum,“Biographies of the year — review”,inThe Guardian:
      Credited with pioneering the detective novel, Collins has attracted many biographers over the years, drawn to his extraordinary life and work in the hope ofleveringopen a new understanding of the Victorian psyche.
  4. (chieflyUK,finance)Toincreasetheshareofdebtin thecapitalizationof a business.
    • 1989June 26, “Corporate America wants its privacy”, inMinneapolis Star-Tribune:
      "The equity holders want you to 'leverup,' use as much debt as you can, "said David Stanley, chairman of Kansas City-based Payless Cashways,
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishlever,comparative ofleve,leef(“dear, beloved, lief”),equivalent tolief+‎-er.Related toGermanlieber(“rather”).

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Adverb

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lever(notcomparable)

  1. (obsolete)Rather.
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromFrenchlever.

Noun

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lever(plurallevers)

  1. (rare)Alevee.
    • 1742,Miss Robinson,Mrs. Delany's Letters,II.191:
      We do not appear at Phœbus'sLevér.
    • 2011September 21, Tim Blanning, “The reinvention of the night”, inTimes Literary Supplement:
      Louis XIV’s day began with aleverat 9 and ended (officially) at around midnight.

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References

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  1. ^“lever”,inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
  2. ^“lever”,inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster,1996–present.
  3. ^“lever”,inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,5th edition, Boston, Mass.:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,2016,→ISBN.

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Danishliuær,fromOld Norselifr,fromProto-Germanic*librō,cognate withEnglishliverandGermanLeber.The Germanic word may be an irregular remodelling of the Proto-Indo-European word for "liver",*yókʷr̥,cf.Ancient Greekἧπαρ(hêpar)andLatiniecur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leverc(singular definiteleveren,plural indefinitelevere)

  1. liver
Inflection
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Declension oflever
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lever leveren levere leverne
genitive levers leverens leveres levernes

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):[ˈleːʋɐ],[ˈleːwɐ]

Verb

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lever

  1. presentofleve

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leverorlevér

  1. imperativeoflevere

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchlēvere,fromOld Dutch*levara,fromProto-West Germanic*libru,fromProto-Germanic*librō.

Noun

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leverf(plurallevers,diminutivelevertjen)

  1. liver
  2. edible animal liver as adishor culinary ingredient
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  • Afrikaans:lewer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch:lefre
  • Negerhollands:leber
  • →Aukan:lebii
  • →Indonesian:lever
  • →Saramaccan:lebèn
  • →Sranan Tongo:lefre

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

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lever

  1. inflection ofleveren:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

French

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Etymology

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InheritedfromMiddle Frenchlever,fromOld Frenchlever,fromLatinlevāre(“to elevate”),fromlevis(“light, not heavy”).

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Verb

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lever

  1. (transitive)toraise,lift
    Antonym:baisser
  2. (reflexive)torise,standup
    Antonym:s’abaisser
  3. (reflexive,of celestial bodies)torise,comeup
    Antonym:secoucher
    Le Soleilse lèveà l’est et se couche à l’ouest.―The Sunrisesin the East and sets in the West.
  4. (reflexive)toget up(out of bed)
    Antonyms:se coucher,s’allonger
    Jeme lève,je me lave.―Iget up,I wash.
  5. (reflexive,of fog, rain,etc.)toclear,lift

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This verb is conjugated likeparler,except the-e-/ə/of the second-to-last syllable becomes-è-/ɛ/when the next vowel is a silent or schwa-e-,as in the third-person singular present indicativeil lèveand the third-person singular future indicativeil lèvera.

Conjugation oflever(see alsoAppendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple lever
compound avoir+ past participle
present participleorgerund1 simple levant
/lə.vɑ̃/
compound ayant+ past participle
past participle levé
/lə.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present lève
/lɛv/ 		lèves
/lɛv/ 		lève
/lɛv/ 		levons
/lə.vɔ̃/ 		levez
/lə.ve/ 		lèvent
/lɛv/
imperfect levais
/lə.vɛ/ 		levais
/lə.vɛ/ 		levait
/lə.vɛ/ 		levions
/lə.vjɔ̃/ 		leviez
/lə.vje/ 		levaient
/lə.vɛ/
past historic2 levai
/lə.ve/ 		levas
/lə.va/ 		leva
/lə.va/ 		levâmes
/lə.vam/ 		levâtes
/lə.vat/ 		levèrent
/lə.vɛʁ/
future lèverai
/lɛ.vʁe/or/le.vʁe/ 		lèveras
/lɛ.vʁa/or/le.vʁa/ 		lèvera
/lɛ.vʁa/or/le.vʁa/ 		lèverons
/lɛ.vʁɔ̃/or/le.vʁɔ̃/ 		lèverez
/lɛ.vʁe/or/le.vʁe/ 		lèveront
/lɛ.vʁɔ̃/or/le.vʁɔ̃/
conditional lèverais
/lɛ.vʁɛ/or/le.vʁɛ/ 		lèverais
/lɛ.vʁɛ/or/le.vʁɛ/ 		lèverait
/lɛ.vʁɛ/or/le.vʁɛ/ 		lèverions
/lɛ.və.ʁjɔ̃/or/le.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		lèveriez
/lɛ.və.ʁje/or/le.və.ʁje/ 		lèveraient
/lɛ.vʁɛ/or/le.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative ofavoir+ past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative ofavoir+ past participle
past anterior2 past historic ofavoir+ past participle
future perfect future ofavoir+ past participle
conditional perfect conditional ofavoir+ past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present lève
/lɛv/ 		lèves
/lɛv/ 		lève
/lɛv/ 		levions
/lə.vjɔ̃/ 		leviez
/lə.vje/ 		lèvent
/lɛv/
imperfect2 levasse
/lə.vas/ 		levasses
/lə.vas/ 		levât
/lə.va/ 		levassions
/lə.va.sjɔ̃/ 		levassiez
/lə.va.sje/ 		levassent
/lə.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive ofavoir+ past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive ofavoir+ past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — lève
/lɛv/ 		— levons
/lə.vɔ̃/ 		levez
/lə.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative ofavoir+ past participle — simple imperative ofavoir+ past participle simple imperative ofavoir+ past participle —
1The French gerund is usable only with the prepositionen.
2In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995],Master the Basics: French,pp.77,78,79,81).

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leverm(plurallevers)

  1. the act ofgetting upin themorning

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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le-+‎ver

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):[ˈlɛvɛr]
  • Hyphenation:le‧ver
  • Rhymes:-ɛr

Verb

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lever

  1. (transitive)toknock down

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conjugation oflever
Click for archaic forms 1st personsg 2nd personsg
informal 		3rd personsg,
2nd p.sgformal 		1st personpl 2nd personpl
informal 		3rd personpl,
2nd p.plformal


Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. leverek leversz lever leverünk levertek levernek
Def. leverem levered leveri leverjük leveritek leverik
2nd-p. o. leverlek ―
Past Indef. levertem levertél levert levertünk levertetek levertek
Def. levertem leverted leverte levertük levertétek leverték
2nd-p. o. levertelek ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb,or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verbfog,e.g.le fog verni.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. leverék leverél levere leverénk leverétek leverének
Def. leverém leveréd leveré leverénk leverétek leverék
2nd-p. o. leverélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala (volt),e.g.lever vala,levertvala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. leverendek leverendesz leverend leverendünk leverendetek leverendenek
Def. leverendem leverended leverendi leverendjük leverenditek leverendik
2nd-p. o. leverendelek ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. levernék levernél leverne levernénk levernétek levernének
Def. leverném levernéd leverné levernénk
(orlevernők) 		levernétek levernék
2nd-p. o. levernélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed byvolna,e.g.levertvolna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. leverjek leverjor
leverjél 		leverjen leverjünk leverjetek leverjenek
Def. leverjem leverdor
leverjed 		leverje leverjük leverjétek leverjék
2nd-p. o. leverjelek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed bylégyen,e.g.levertlégyen
Infinitive leverni levernem leverned levernie levernünk levernetek leverniük
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
leverés leverő levert leverendő leverve(levervén) leveret
The archaic passive conjugation had the same-(t)at/-(t)etsuffix as the causative, followed by-ikin the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional-ikverbs).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g.nem ver leorle is ver.
potential conjugation oflever
Click for archaic forms 1st personsg 2nd personsg
informal 		3rd personsg,
2nd p.sgformal 		1st personpl 2nd personpl
informal 		3rd personpl,
2nd p.plformal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. leverhetek leverhetsz leverhet leverhetünk leverhettek leverhetnek
Def. leverhetem leverheted leverheti leverhetjük leverhetitek leverhetik
2nd-p. o. leverhetlek ―
Past Indef. leverhettem leverhettél leverhetett leverhettünk leverhettetek leverhettek
Def. leverhettem leverhetted leverhette leverhettük leverhettétek leverhették
2nd-p. o. leverhettelek ―
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Preterit 		Indef. leverheték leverhetél leverhete leverheténk leverhetétek leverhetének
Def. leverhetém leverhetéd leverheté leverheténk leverhetétek leverheték
2nd-p. o. leverhetélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala,e.g.leverhetvala,leverhetettvala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. leverhetendek
orleverandhatok 		leverhetendesz
orleverandhatsz 		leverhetend
orleverandhat 		leverhetendünk
orleverandhatunk 		leverhetendetek
orleverandhattok 		leverhetendenek
orleverandhatnak
Def. leverhetendem
orleverandhatom 		leverhetended
orleverandhatod 		leverhetendi
orleverandhatja 		leverhetendjük
orleverandhatjuk 		leverhetenditek
orleverandhatjátok 		leverhetendik
orleverandhatják
2nd-p. o. leverhetendelek
orleverandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. leverhetnék leverhetnél leverhetne leverhetnénk leverhetnétek leverhetnének
Def. leverhetném leverhetnéd leverhetné leverhetnénk
(orleverhetnők) 		leverhetnétek leverhetnék
2nd-p. o. leverhetnélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed byvolna,e.g.leverhetettvolna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. leverhessek leverhessor
leverhessél 		leverhessen leverhessünk leverhessetek leverhessenek
Def. leverhessem leverhesdor
leverhessed 		leverhesse leverhessük leverhessétek leverhessék
2nd-p. o. leverhesselek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed bylégyen,e.g.leverhetettlégyen
Inf. (leverhetni) (leverhetnem) (leverhetned) (leverhetnie) (leverhetnünk) (leverhetnetek) (leverhetniük)
Positive adjective leverhető Neg. adj. leverhetetlen Adv. part. (leverhetve/leverhetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g.nem verhet leorle is verhet.

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Further reading

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  • leverinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN

Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromDutchlever(“liver”),fromMiddle Dutchlēvere,fromOld Dutch*levara,fromProto-Germanic*librō.Doubletofliver.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):[ˈlɛvər]
  • Hyphenation:lè‧vêr

Noun

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lèvêr(first-person possessiveleverku,second-person possessivelevermu,third-person possessivelevernya)

  1. liver.
    Synonym:hati

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Latin

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Verb

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lēver

  1. first-personsingularpresentpassivesubjunctiveoflēvō

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Comparative ofleve(“dear”)of Germanic origin (compareGermanlieb) orlief.

Adverb

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lever

  1. Rather.
    For him wasleverhave at his bed's head
    Twenty bookes, clad in black or red,
    ...Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie.    —The Canterbury Tales,Geoffrey Chaucer
    Butleverthan this worldés good
    She would have wist how that it stood    —Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins,John Gower.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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lever

  1. Alternative form oflyvere(“liver”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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lever

  1. Alternative form oflyvere(“living being”)

Middle French

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchlever.

Verb

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lever

  1. tolift

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation oflever
infinitive simple lever
compound avoir+ past participle
present participle1orgerund2 simple levant
compound present participle or gerund ofavoir+ past participle
past participle levé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present leve leves leve levons levez levent
imperfect levois,levoys levois,levoys levoit,levoyt levions,levyons leviez,levyez levoient,levoyent
past historic leva levas leva levasmes levastes leverent
future leverai,leveray leveras levera leverons leverez leveront
conditional leverois,leveroys leverois,leveroys leveroit,leveroyt leverions,leveryons leveriez,leveryez leveroient,leveroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative ofavoir+ past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative ofavoir+ past participle
past anterior past historic ofavoir+ past participle
future perfect future ofavoir+ past participle
conditional perfect conditional ofavoir+ past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present leve leves leve levons levez levent
imperfect levasse levasses levast levassions levassiez levassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive ofavoir+ past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive ofavoir+ past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — leve — levons levez —
compound — simple imperative ofavoir+ past participle — simple imperative ofavoir+ past participle simple imperative ofavoir+ past participle —
1The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995],Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée,p.179). TheFrench Academywould eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with prepositionen,as inModern French,although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995],op. cit.,p.180).

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric,Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes duIXeauXVesiècle(1881)(lever,supplement)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPAthen please add some!

Etymology 1

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FromOld Norselifr,fromProto-Germanic*librō,fromProto-Indo-European*leyp-(“to smudge, stick”),from*ley-(“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).

Noun

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levermorf(definite singularleverenorlevra,indefinite plurallevereorlevreorlevrer,definite pluralleverneorlevrene)

  1. (anatomy)aliver
  2. liver(eaten as food)
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Verb

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lever

  1. presenttenseofleve
  2. imperativeoflevere

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Wikipediann

FromOld Norselifr,fromProto-Germanic*librō,fromProto-Indo-European*leyp-(“to smudge, stick”),from*ley-(“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).Akin toEnglishliver.

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leverf(definite singularlevra,indefinite plurallevrarorlevrer,definite plurallevraneorlevrene)

  1. (anatomy)aliver
  2. liver(eaten as food)
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Verb

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lever

  1. presentofleve

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Old French

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Etymology

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FromLatinlēvāre,present active infinitive oflēvō.

Verb

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lever

  1. tolift(up)
  2. (reflexive,se lever)toget up(get out of bed)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in-er.The forms that would normally end in *-v,*-vs,*-vtare modified tof,s,t.This verb has a stressed present stemlievdistinct from the unstressed stemlev.Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation oflever(see alsoAppendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive lever avoirlevé
gerund enlevant gerund ofavoir+ past participle
present participle levant
past participle levé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present lief lieves lieve levons levez lievent
imperfect levoie,leveie,levoe,leveve levoies,leveies,levoes,leveves levoit,leveit,levot,leveve leviiens,leviens leviiez,leviez levoient,leveient,levoent,levevent
preterite levai levas leva levames levastes leverent
future leverai leveras levera leverons leveroiz,levereiz,leverez leveront
conditional leveroie,levereie leveroies,levereies leveroit,levereit leveriiens,leveriens leveriiez,leveriez leveroient,levereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense ofavoir+ past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense ofavoir+ past participle
past anterior preterite tense ofavoir+ past participle
future perfect future tense ofavoir+ past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense ofavoir+ past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present lief lies liet levons levez lievent
imperfect levasse levasses levast levissons,levissiens levissoiz,levissez,levissiez levassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive ofavoir+ past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive ofavoir+ past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— lieve — levons levez —

Descendants

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsehleifr,fromProto-Germanic*hlaibaz.

Noun

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lēverm

  1. loaf,bread

Declension

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Declension of lēver (stronga-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lēver lēvrin lēvar lēvanir,lēvaner
accusative lēv lēvin lēva lēvana
dative lēvi,lēve lēvinum,lēvenom lēvum,lēvom lēvumin,lēvomen
genitive lēvs lēvsins lēva lēvanna

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norselifr,fromProto-Germanic*librō,fromProto-Indo-European*leyp-(“to smudge, stick”),from*ley-(“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).

Noun

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leverc

  1. (anatomy)liver
Declension
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Declension oflever
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lever levern levrar levrarna
Genitive levers leverns levrars levrarnas
Derived terms
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  • levra(“clot, coagulate”)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lever

  1. presentindicativeofleva

References

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