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10 Oct 2026, 00:14 by bogdan “Link word forms in etymologies” current version
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There are two words, both from [[fr|lever|t=to raise, (reflexive) to rise]], [[der|la|levāre|t=to raise, lighten]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986)
− The embankment (1719) is [[bor|fr|levée|t=a raising; an embankment]], the feminine past participle of ''lever'' used as a noun, first used in English in descriptions of New Orleans.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)
+ The embankment (1719) is [[bor|fr|levée|t=a raising; an embankment]], the feminine past participle of [[m|fr|lever]] used as a noun, first used in English in descriptions of New Orleans.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)
− The reception (1672) is [[bor|fr|lever|t=a rising (from bed)]], the verb used as a noun, spelled to represent its French pronunciation,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) or else from ''levé''.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ The reception (1672) is [[bor|fr|lever|t=a rising (from bed)]], the verb used as a noun, spelled to represent its French pronunciation,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) or else from [[m|fr|levé]].^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==