aune
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
aune (plural aunes)
- An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle French aune, from Old French alne, from Vulgar Latin *alina, from a Germanic language, probably Frankish *alina, from Proto-Germanic *alinō. Cognate with Old High German elina, Old English eln, Old Norse alin, ǫln, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina), and Latin ulna. More at ell.
Noun edit
aune f (plural aunes)
- (historical, unit of length) ell
- (by extension) measuring rod of one ell
- (figuratively) yardstick (standard to which other comparisons are judged)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
aune
- inflection of auner:
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
aune m (plural aunes)
- Alternative spelling of aulne (“alder”)
Further reading edit
- “aune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
aune
- Alternative form of awne
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
aune m (plural aunes)