The word 'leveret' is a loan word from French 'levre'

'Leveret' is a word borrowed from French 'levre'. The word entered the English language some time around the 15th century.

leveret [noun] [15th century]

A hare in its first year

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Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, hare skin, from 'levere' 'levre' hare, from Latin 'lepor-, lepus'

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