“almous”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

almous

释义

† almous Obs. or dial.
Forms: 3–5 almus, 5 -ws, -ows, 5–6 -ouse, 5–7 -ous, 8–9 mod.Sc. awmous.
[a. ON. almusa, cogn. w. OE. ælmysse: see alms. Almous is thus, so far as Eng. is concerned, a word of independent origin.]
1. = alms 1.
a1300Cursor M. 19813 Þin orisuns and þin almus Es knauin hei in goddes hus.c1340Hampole Pr. Consc. 3722 Þan availles almus, messe, and bedes.c1425Wyntoun Cron. vi. ii. 67 He wes a man of almous grete.1564Becon Pref. to Wks. (1843) 20 Niggardly, grudging, and unwilling almous.1566Knox Hist. Ref. Wks. 1846 I. 150 A poore man..asking of his almouse.1609Skene Reg. Maj. 64 The wife may give almous moderatly, without consent of hir husband.1816Scott Antiq. xx. 139 ‘I thank you for your awmous,’ said Ochiltree.
b. sing. = alms 1 b.
1826J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 185 White slaves, about the doorcheek, haudin out their hauns for an awmous.
2. = alms 2.
c1450Henryson Mor. Fab. 85 It were almous thee for to draw and hing.
3. Comb.: see alms 4.

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