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English
Etymology
From French. See alnage.
Noun
aune (plural aunes)
- An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
aune f (plural aunes)
- (historical, unit of length) ell
- (by extension) measuring rod of one ell
- (figuratively) yardstick (standard to which other comparisons are judged)
Derived terms
Verb
aune
- inflection of auner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Noun
aune m (plural aunes)
- Alternative spelling of aulne (“alder”)
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
aune
- Alternative form of awne
Norman
Etymology
From Latin alnus.
Noun
aune m (plural aunes)
- (Jersey) alder