lefe

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

lefe

1. (Arbëresh) female lion; lioness

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lefe

1. Alternative form of leef

Etymology 2

Verb

lefe

1. Alternative form of lyven

Nupe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lē.fè/

Noun

lefè

1. driving wind

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.fe/, [ˈleː.ve]

Verb

lēfe

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