aune
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editaune (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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editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited 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
editaune 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
editVerb
editaune
- inflection of auner:
Etymology 2
editNoun
editaune 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
editNoun
editaune
- Alternative form of awne
Norman
editEtymology
editNoun
editaune m (plural aunes)
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