levin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of levin
1200–50; Middle English levene, obscurely akin to Gothic lauhmuni (akin to Latin lūmen light)
Example Sentences
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His clanging cord the archer drew, And swift the fiery arrows flew Fierce as the flashing levin sent By him who rules the firmament.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Frederic, though great in royal throning, Well may amaze the earth, and heaven, When clothed by thunder and the levin Swerves he before the hero's fanfare.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Every object in nature—from the planet to the plant, from the shining levin of heaven to the phosphoric beam on the margin of the Kirtle—had some intelligence for her inquiring eye.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
The clouds grew dark, and the wind grew loud, 70 And the levin fill'd her ee; And waesome wail'd the snaw-white sprites Upon the gurlie sea.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
The clouds grew dark and the wind grew loud, And the levin filled her ee; And waesome wail'd the snow-white sprites Upon the gurlie sea.
From The Children's Garland from the Best Poets by Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
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