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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The lower air that verges on the earth Gives flame and fury to the levin bolt; The deeps below the world engulph the winds And tracts of flaming fire.
From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
Thou launchest forth the levin, The storm by Thee is driven, Give heed, O Lord, from Heaven, Hear, hear our cry!
From A Celtic Psaltery by Graves, Alfred Perceval
But, should a hand unskilful throw, It works an unexpected woe, Swift on its owner whirling back Like levin on its deadly track.
From A Century of Emblems by Cautley, G. S.
Soliman the Magnificent set out from Constantinople in the spring of 1526 with a mighty host, which came nearer and nearer to Hungary like the "wasting levin."
From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.
Oh, the warriors girt with swords good for slashing, Like the levin, when they drew them, outflashing!
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold
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