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Alemaine (s.xii2/4)
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Alemaine (s.xii2/4)

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Alemagne,  Alemainne,  Alemayne,  Allemaine,  Allemaynne,  Allmaigne,  Almanne;  Almaigne,  Alemaigne,  Alemaingne;  Alemeyne,  Almeygne,  Almain,  Almaine  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  Alemaigne 8,74b TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  Almanie n.  MED:  Alemaine n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1toponymGermany (referring to various regions of Central Europe): 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  De tels barons qu'asez unt vasselage : Alemans sunt e si sunt d'Alemaigne  Roland 3038
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  vostre aol si fud d'Alemagne enperere  Horn 1125
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Germania: Allemaine  TLL i 230
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ore tost al roi d’Alemaigne vos messagers mandez  LANGTOFT thiol2 268.464
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Et plus fait a prisier le Deneuwe, car tres lonc cors a parmi Alemaingne et Hongherie  Waterford busby 255.S56.22
( 1321 )  la compaignie du Roialme de Almayne  YBB Ed II xxvi 182
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  Alemanea: (T) Alemayne  TLL ii 20
2demonymGerman, one from Germany and/or who speaks a German or Dutch language (referring to various peoples of Central Europe): 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  aussi bien les Engleis come les Almaignes  Anon Chr1 15.6
3 nametoponym (used as a surname): 
( 1320 )  Thomas de Alemayne  Family Names Allman
( 1483 )  John Almayn  Family Names Allman
tuttie d’Alemaine
tuttie

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aleman 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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