Aleman (s.xii2/4)
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Aleman (s.xii2/4)

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[ FEW: 15/i,11a alamannus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,74b aleman; TL: 1,282 alemant; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  allemand; TLF:  allemand; OED:  Almain n.; MED:  Aleman(n)es n.pl.; DMLBS: 56c Alamannus ]
Alaman,  Alemaun,  Alemaund,  Alemant;  Allemaund;  Alman,  Almand,  Alemon  Allman,  Almond, Alemon  Allman,  Almond, 
pl. Alemaunce  299.736  

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1demonymGerman, one from Germany and/or who speaks a German or Dutch language (referring to various peoples of Central Europe): 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  De tels barons qu'asez unt vasselage : Alemans sunt e si sunt d'Alemaigne  3038
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Heaume avra lusant, [...] Escu au col pendu del os d'un olifan – Ne·l purra entamer ne Paien n'Aleman  1417
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Grant joie demainent Lumbard et Alemant  293
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Germanorum: (C) des alemauns(var. (O: xii/xiii) de germayns)  ii 50
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le roy des Alemanz  267.398
( 1343-50 )  les Alemauns riflerent les Engleiss  72.16
( MS: s.xiv )  Germanorum: de Alamans  ii 60
2 namedemonym (used as a surname): 
( 1199 )  John Aleman  Allman
( 1200 )  Walter le Aleman  Allman
( 1276 )  Terricus le Alemaund  Allmand
( 1358 )  Hanekin Almond  Allmand
Alemaine 
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