alym

Middle English

Alternative forms

alyme, alum, alume, alumme, alom, alome

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman alum, alun, from Latin alūmen. Forms with a vocalism in -i- have parallels in some of the langues d' oïl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈliu̯m/, /aˈliːm/, /ˈalum/, /ˈalim/, /ˈaləm/

Noun

alym (uncountable)

Any alum, especially potash alum.

Descendants

English: alum
Scots: aum, awm, alm

References

“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 (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 376

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