alamuosa

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Old High German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleemosyna, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, pity).

Noun[edit]

alamuosa n

  1. alms

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle High German: almuosen (influenced by Middle Low German)