Of the French livre, pound (weight or coin).(noun)
The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Use "liv" in a sentence
"Sen får en extatisk Springsteen skaka liv i kropp och själ m ..."
"Follies of my Life, and of all such as liv'd in that way whose whole"
""Mr. Ruralfree'liv'ry" shook his whip at them, then hollered "Whoa!" and stopped the old horse; and Jib hollered "Whoa!" and stopped his mules, right at the Landing."