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lefe

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed, compare Arabic لَبُؤَة f (labuʔa). Also compare the male version lefti with an unusual ending in -ti.

Noun

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lefe

  1. (Arbëresh) female lion; lioness

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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lefe

  1. alternative form of leef

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lefe

  1. alternative form of lyven

Nupe

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Etymology

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Blend of ele (“rain”) +‎ efè (“wind”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lefè

  1. driving wind

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.fe/, [ˈleː.ve]

Verb

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lēfe

  1. inflection of lēfan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive
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