almosne
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
almosne oblique singular, f (oblique plural almosnes, nominative singular almosne, nominative plural almosnes)
- alms (charitable donations given to the poor)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- French: aumône
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (almosne)
- aumone on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub