A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Al-katran, sb. the resin of fir trees, pitch, also, bitumen, NED, S2.—­OF. alketran; Sp. alquitran; Ar. al-qatran, from qatara, to drop.

Al-kin, adj. of every kind, MED, PP; alkyn, S2, PP; alkynnes, PP; alle kynez, S2.—­AS. alles cynnes, gen.

Al-kynd, adj. of every kind, S3.

All-; see Al-.

Allunge, adv. altogether, S, MD; allynge, MD; allinge, MED.—­AS. eallunga, eallunge.

Allure, sb. a place to walk in, a gallery, a walk by the parapets of a castle, a cloister, S3; alure, Prompt., NED.—­OF. alure (now allure), walk, going, a gallery, also, aleA1/4re (= Low Lat. *_alatura_), from aler, to go (F. aller).

Almain, adj.  German, NED; Almaines, pl.  Germans, NED; Almaygnes, S3.—­OF. aleman (F. allemand.)

Almain, sb. a kind of dance, NED; almond, NED. Comb.:  almain-leap [Correction], ND; almond-leape, Cotg. (s. v. saut).

Almaine, sb.  Germany, H; Almayne, NED; Alemaine, S; Almeyne, NED; Almen, NED; Alamanie, S.—­OF. Alemaigne; Lat. Allemannia, the country of the Allemanni.

Almes-dede, sb. deed of mercy, S2.

Almesse, sb. alms, charity, S, PP, Prompt., S2, C3; A|lmes, S; elmesse, MD; almes, S, S2, W; almous, S2; almessis, pl., W.—­AS. A|lmysse; Church Lat. *_alimosina_ (cp.  OF. almosne); eleemosyna (Tertullian); Gr. [Greek:  eleaemosunae] alms, Lu. 12. 33; orig. pity.

Al-mest, adv. almost, S2, C2, W, W2; almeest, W2; almost, PP.

Al-mi3*t, adj. all-powerful, MD; almight, NED, G.—­AS. A|lmiht.

Al-mi3*ti, adj. almighty, NED; almichti, S; allmahhti3*, S; almy3*ty, S2; almihti, S.—­AS. A|lmeahtig.

Al-mi3*tin, adj. almighty, NED; almihten, NED; almihtin, S.

Alne-way; see Alweye.

A-lofte, adv. on high, aloft, PP; aloft, PP; on-lofte, S2, C2; o lofte, NED; o loft, NED.—­Icel. Ai lopt (of motion), Ai lopti (of position); lopt, air, sky, loft; cp.  AS. on A3/4Ai lyft, into the air, (A- 2.)

A-londe, on land, in the land, S2, HD; alond, S2.

Al-one, adj., adv. alone, MED. Phr.:  hym allane, S2.  See One.

A-longen, v. to seem long to, to long, NED; alonged, pp. filled with longing, G, HD; alonget, S2.—­AS. of-langian. (A- 3.)

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