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aune.

ell

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/on/

  1. ell

    feminine · historical

  2. measuring rod of one ell

    broadly · feminine

  3. yardstick (standard to which other comparisons are judged)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited 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.

verb/on/

  1. inflection of auner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of auner: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited 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/on/

  1. alternative spelling of aulne (“alder”)

    alt-of · alternative · masculine
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