noun
levin
LEH-vihn
noun
1
Lightning, or a flash of bright light (a poetic or archaic word).
"A levin split the old oak in two."
"The sky cracked with sudden levin before the thunder rolled in."
How to Use Levin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for lightning, mostly seen in poetry.
When to use it
Archaic/literary — you will not hear this in everyday speech.
Word Forms
levined past tense, levins plural, Levins plural, levins singular
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Etymology
From Middle English levene, of uncertain deeper origin, possibly going back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "bright, to shine."