alaunt.
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
Meaning & usage
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
Where this word comes from
From Old French alans, alanz, itself from Old Spanish alán, itself possibly from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans), designating the Alan tribe of Eastern Iranian origin who were active in Western Europe during the Migration Period and were associated with the breed.
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