An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 15

ALLYNS, _adv._ Altogether, thoroughly.

_Gawan and Gol._

Su. G. _alleingis_, _allaengis_, A. S. _allinga_, _eallenga_, omnino, prorsus.

ALLKYN, ALKIN, _adj._ All kind of, _Aw kin kind_, S. B.

_Douglas._

A. S. _eall-cyn_, omnigenus.

ALL OUT, _adv._ In a great degree, beyond comparison.

_Barbour._

_To_ ALLOW, _v. a._

1. To approve of, generally with the prep. _of_ subjoined.

_Rollock._

2. To praise, to commend.

_Douglas._

Fr. _allou-er_, approbare, Su. G. _lofw-a_, laudare.

ALLPUIST, APIEST, APIECE, _conj._ Although, S. B. _abies_, Loth.

_Jour. Lond._

Perhaps corr. from _albeit_.

ALLRYN, _adj._ Constantly, progressive, applied to time.

_Barbour._

A. S. _all_ omnis, and _rinn-an_, currere.

ALLSTRYNE, _adj._ Ancient.

_Maitland Poems._

A. S. _ald_, old, and _strynd_, generation, or _stryn-an_, to beget.

ALLTHOCHTE, _conj._ Although.

_Douglas._

A. S. _all_, all, and _thohte_, part. pa. q. "every thing taken into consideration."

V. ~Thocht~.

ALLUTERLIE, ALLUTTERLY, _adv._ Wholly, entirely.

_Douglas._

A. S. _all_ omnis, and _uter_, _utter_, exterior, from _ut_ extra.

ALL-WEILDAND, _adj._ All-governing.

_Wallace._

A. S. _all_, all, and _weald-an_, to govern; Franc. _alluualt_, Isl.

_all-valdur_, omnipotent.

ALMANIE WHISTLE, a flagelet of a very small size, used by children, Aberd. Thus denominated, because whistles of this kind were originally imported from _Almanie_, i. e. Germany.

ALMASER, ALMOSEIR, _s._ An almoner, or dispenser of alms.

_Dunbar._

From _Almous_, alms.

ALMERIE, ALMORIE, _s._ Anciently a place where _alms_ were deposited or distributed; in latter times used to denote a press or cupboard, where utensils for house keeping are laid up; the same with E. _ambry_.

_Dunbar._

O. Fr. _almoire_, _aumuire_, A. S. _almerige_, repositorium, scrinium.

ALMOUS, ALMOWS, AUMIS, _s._ Alms, S. _Almesse_, O. E.

_Wyntown._

A. S. _almes_, _almesse_; Sw. _almosa_; Gr. e?e??s??a.