levin

American  

[lev-in] / ˈlɛv ɪn /

noun

Archaic.

1. lightning.

---

levin British  

/ ˈlɛvɪn /

noun

1. an archaic word for lightning

---

Etymology

Origin of levin

1200–50; Middle English levene, obscurely akin to Gothic lauhmuni (akin to Latin lūmen light)

Example Sentences

“I am going to use the appropriations process,” Levin said, adding that he would “continue to focus on the guardrails, regardless of the rhetoric.”

From Los Angeles Times

At IAC IAC -2.64%decrease; red down pointing triangle , Joseph Levin gave up a restricted stock grant originally valued at around $183 million when he left the internet and media holding company this past spring to be executive chairman of its newly spun-off home-services unit, Angi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dan Levin, an attorney representing the city, said the move gives the city time to review the testimony and determine which parts, if any, should stay confidential.

From Los Angeles Times

Andrew Levin, a Dartmouth economist and former Federal Reserve official, first published a policy brief on the central bank’s building renovations for the libertarian think tank Mercatus Center.

From Salon

The upper tends to address hooding and volume loss of the eyelid, while the lower focuses on puffiness and dark circles or hollowing under the eye, says Dr. Flora Levin, a Connecticut-based oculoplastic surgeon.

From The Wall Street Journal