~Alder-mon~, _sb_, a prince, also, the principal officer in the shire,
MD, Voc.; ~ellder-nemanness~, _gen_., S; ~aldermen~, _pl_.,
PP. AS. _ealdormann_.

~Aldire-~, _gen. pl_. of all, H; see ~Alre-~.

~Aldire-mast~, _adj_. most of all, H; see ~Alremest~.

~Ale~, _sb_. ale, S2, C2; ale-house, S2; an ale-drinking,
NED. _Comb_.: ~ale-stake~, a stake before an alehouse as a sign, C,
C3, NED.--AS. _ealu, alu_; OTeut. stem *_alut-_. Cf. ~Nale~.

~A-leggen~, _v_. to lay down, to lay aside, to put down, confute, S,
NED _(allay^{1})_.--AS. _á-lecgan_. (~A-~ I.)

~Alemaunde~, _sb_. almond, NED, W2; ~almaundes~, _pl_., ~NED~;
~almoundes~, NED.--OF. _alemande, alemandre, alemandle_
(cp. Sp. _almendra_); Late Lat. _amendola_ (cp. Pg. _amendoa_);
Lat. _amygdala_; Gr. [Greek: amugdalae].

~Alemaunde-tre~, _sb_. almond-tree, W2.

~Alembyk~, _sb_. a retort (used in alchemy), C3; ~alambic~, NED;
~limbeck~, ND, Sh.; ~lymbecke~, (Minsheu).--OF. _alambic_,
Sp. _alambique_ (Minsheu); Arab, _al-anbíq_; Gr. [Greek: ambic]. stem
of [Greek:ambix], a cup.

~A-lemen~, _v_. to illumine, S; ~alimen~, S; ~aleomen~, S.--AS. _á_ +
_léoman_. (~A-~ I.)