almesse

English

Noun

almesse (countable and uncountable, plural almesses)

1. Obsolete form of alms.

References

• “almesse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Maleses, mesales, measles, Saleems

Middle English

Alternative forms

• allemesse, allmess, alme, almisse, almose, almouse, almus, amesse, elmes, elmesse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalmɛs(ə)/

Noun

almesse (plural almesses or (early) almessen)

1. Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms.

Descendants

• English: alms
  • Gullah: aa'ms
• Scots: aumous
• Yola: alomes

References

• “almes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.