alym
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman alum, alun, from Latin alūmen. Forms with a vocalism in -i- have parallels in some of the langues d' oïl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalym (uncountable)
- Any alum, especially potash alum.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “alū̆m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-24.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “alūmen”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 376