ælmesse

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæl.mes.se/, [ˈæɫ.mes.se]

Noun

ælmesse f

  1. alms

Descendants
  • Middle English: almesse, allemesse, allmess, alme, almisse, almose, almouse, almus, amesse, elmes, elmesse
    • English: alms
      • Gullah: aa'ms
    • Scots: aumous
    • Yola: alomes
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