Al
adv. (with conjunctions); al if, although, NED.

Al
adv. (with subj. mood), although, NED, C, C3; Al be it, even though it be that, C.

Al solne day
alle soule day, S2.—AS. ealra sawlena dæg.

Al-day
adv. always, continually, C2, PP.

Al-gate
adv. every way, always, in any case, NED, S3, C, C2, C3; allegate, S; algates, S2, C2, C3; algatis, W.—Cp. Icel. alla götu, every way.

Al-halowen
sb. pl. all saints, NED; alhalowes, NED; halalwes, S2.

Al-halowen day
sb. All Saints’ Day, NED.—AS. ealra halgena dæg.

Al-kaly
sb. alkali, C3.—Arab. al-qalīy, calcined ashes; from qalay, to roast in a pan.

Al-kamye
sb. medieval chemistry, PP.—OF. alcamie, alquimie; Sp. alquimia; Arab. al-kīmīā; Late Gr. χημία, of doubtful origin, prob. from χυμεία, pouring.

Al-karon
sb. the Koran, S2.—OF. al-coran; Ar. al-qorān, the reading, from qara‘a, to read aloud.

Al-katran
sb. the resin of fir trees, pitch, also, bitumen, NED, S2.—OF. alketran; Sp. alquitran; Ar. al-qatran, from qatara, to drop.

Al-kin
adj. of every kind, MED, PP; alkyn, S2, PP; alkynnes, PP; alle kynez, S2.—AS. alles cynnes, gen.

Al-kynd
adj. of every kind, S3.

Al-mest
adv. almost, S2, C2, W, W2; almeest, W2; almost, PP.

Al-miȝt
adj. all-powerful, MD; almight, NED, G.—AS. ælmiht.

Al-miȝti
adj. almighty, NED; almichti, S; allmahhtiȝ, S; almyȝty, S2; almihti, S.—AS. ælmeahtig.

Al-miȝtin
adj. almighty, NED; almihten, NED; almihtin, S.

Al-one
adj., adv. alone, MED. Phr.: hym allane, S2. See One.

Al-only
adv. merely, S2; alle only, S2.

Al-out
adv. entirely, NED: all out, H.

Al-so
adv. and conj. (1) even so, likewise, also, (2), as, MED, PP, S, S3, C3; allswa, S; alswo, MED; alse, S; alsse, S; als, S, S2, S3, C2; alls, S; ase, S, S2; as, S, S2, S3, C2; es, PP; alsswa, S2; alsua, S2; als-so, S2; alswa, S, S2, MED.—AS. eal-swá.

Al-suic
adj. all such, S.

Al-swithe
adv. as fast, immediately, MED; alswythe, PP; als-suith, S2; aswithe, S2; asswythe, S2.

Al-to
adv. entirely, S, NED (s.v. all, see C, sect. 15), W, W2, H; all-to, H.

Al-togidere
adv. altogether, G; altegædere, S.

Al-wat
conj., adv. all the while, till, S, MD (s.v. al, p. 57); alwet, MD; alhuet, NED (s.v. all what). See What.

Al-weldand
adj. all-wielding, S2; alwealdent, S.—AS. al-wealdend.

Al-weye
adv. all along, at all times, perpetually, at any rate, NED; alne-way, S2; alwey, C2, C3, PP; alwais, S2; alleweyes, NED.—AS. ealne weg.

Alabastre
sb. alabaster, W (Mt. 26. 7); alabaustre, S3; alablaster, Sh.—OF. alabastre; Lat. alabastrum (nom. -ter); Gr. ἀλάβαστρος, ἀλάβαστος.

Alange
adj. tedious, strange, foreign, Prompt.; alenge, HD; see Elenge.

Alarge
v. to enlarge, to give largely, HD; alargid, pp., W, W2.—OF. alargir. (A- 7.)

Alaun
sb. a large dog used for hunting; alan, NED; alant, NED; alauntz, pl., C; allaundes, NED.—OF. alan (allan in Cotg.); It. alano (Florio); Low Lat. alanus.

Alay
sb. alloy, PP; alayes, pl., C2.—AF. alay.

Alayen
v. to mix metals, to alloy, NED, PP; alayed, pp., PP.—AF. alayer, aleyer (F. aloyer); Lat. alligare, to bind. (A- 7.)

Albe
sb. a vestment worn by priests, and by some kings; NED.—Church Lat. alba, an alb; Lat. alba (vestis), a white garment.

Albificacioun
sb. the process of making white (in alchemy), C3.—Late Lat. albificationem.

Alblastrye
sb. the use of cross-bows, S3. See Arblaste.

Ald
adj. old, S, S2; alder, comp., MD; aldreste, superl., S; see Old.

Alde-like
adv. with solemn, venerable mien, S.

Alder
gen. pl. of all, C2, H; see Alre-.

Alder
sb. elder, ancestor, also, prince, chief, MD, PP; aldren, pl., S; ælderen, S; elderne, S2; ealdren, MD; ealdrene, gen., S.—AS. ealdor (aldor). See Ald.

Alder-best
adj. best of all, H; see Alrebest.

Alder-first
adj. first of all, C2; see Alrefyrst.

Alder-mon
sb. a prince, also, the principal officer in the shire, MD, Voc.; elldernemanness, gen., S; aldermen, pl., PP, AS. ealdormann.

Aldire-
gen. pl. of all, H; see Alre-.

Aldire-mast
adj. most of all, H; see Alremest.

Ale
sb. ale, S2, C2; ale-house, S2; an ale-drinking, NED. Comb.: ale-stake, a stake before an alehouse as a sign, C, C3, NED.—AS. ealu, alu; OTeut. stem *alut-. Cf. Nale.

Alemaunde
sb. almond, NED, W2; almaundes, pl., NED; almoundes, NED.—OF. alemande, alemandre, alemandle (cp. Sp. almendra); Late Lat. amendola (cp. Pg. amendoa); Lat. amygdala; Gr. ἀμυγδάλη.

Alemaunde-tre
sb. almond-tree, W2.

Alembyk
sb. a retort (used in alchemy), C3; alambic, NED; limbeck, ND, Sh.; lymbecke, (Minsheu).—OF. alambic, Sp. alambique (Minsheu); Arab. al-anbíq; Gr. ἄμβῑκ-, stem of ἄμβιξ, a cup.

Algorisme
sb. the Arabic or decimal system of numeration, arithmetic, NED; algrim, MD; augrim, S. Phr.: cipher in algorisme, the figure o, a mere cipher, NED.—OF. algorisme (augorime); Low Lat. algorismus (cp. Span. guarismo, arithmetic, Minsheu); from Arab. al-Khowarazmi, the surname of an Arab mathematician of the 9th cent.

Aliance
sb. alliance, NED; alliaunce, C2.—AF. aliance.

Alie
sb. ally, relative, PP; allye, C2.

Alien
v. to combine, unite, ally, NED; allyed, pp., C2.—OF. alier; Lat. alligare. (A- 7.)

Alkamistre
sb. alchemist, C3, NED. OF. alkemiste.

Allunge
adv. altogether, S, MD; allynge, MD; allinge, MED.—AS. eallunga, eallunge.

Allure
sb. a place to walk in, a gallery, a walk by the parapets of a castle, a cloister, S3; alure, Prompt., NED.—OF. alure (now allure), walk, going, a gallery, also, aleüre (= Low Lat. *alatura), from aler, to go (F. aller).

Almain
adj. German, NED; Almaines, pl. Germans, NED; Almaygnes, S3.—OF. aleman (F. allemand).

Almain
sb. a kind of dance, NED; almond, NED. Comb.: almain-leap, ND; almond-leape, Cotg. (s.v. saut).

Almaine
sb. Germany, H; Almayne, NED; Alemaine, S; Almeyne, NED; Almen, NED; Alamanie, S.—OF. Alemaigne; Lat. Allemannia, the country of the Allemanni.

Almes-dede
sb. deed of mercy, S2.

Almesse
sb. alms, charity, S, PP, Prompt., S2, C3; ælmes, S; elmesse, MD; almes, S, S2, W; almous, S2; almessis, pl., W.—AS. ælmysse; Church Lat. *alimosina (cp. OF. almosne); eleemosyna (Tertullian); Gr. ἐλεημοσύνη alms, Lu. 12. 33; orig. pity.

Alowable
adj. praiseworthy, PP.

Alowaunce
sb. praise, PP.

Alowen
v. to assign, bestow, to give an allowance to, NED, Palsg.; allow, Sh.—AF. alower, OF. alouer, aloer; Lat. allocare, to place. (A- 7.)

Alowen
v. to praise, commend, to approve of, sanction, to admit (intellectually), S3, PP; allowen, C2, G, PP.—OF. alouer; Late Lat. *allaudare; Lat. ad + laudare. (A- 7.)

Alre-best
alderbest, H; altherbest, NED, HD, C; altherbeste, S, HD.

Alre-fyrst
altherfirst, NED, HD; alderfirst, C2, C3.

Alre-mest
aldiremast, H; althermoost, HD.

Als
adv. and conj. also, as, S, S2, S3, C2; see Also.

Als-as
conj. just as if, S3.

Als-tite
adv. as quick, immediately, MED, S2.

Alther-
gen. pl. of all, C, G, W2, PP; see Alre-.

Alther-best
adj. best of all, S, C; see Alrebest.

Alther-feblest
adj. feeblest of all, S2, HD.

Alther-first
adj. first of all, HD; see Alrefyrst.

Alther-moost
adj. most of all, HD; see Alremest.

Alynen
v. to besmear; alyned, pp., S2.—Lat. allinere. (A- 7.)