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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Alaun

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Alaun
Friedrich Kluge2505432An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — Alaun1891John Francis Davis

Alaun, m. ‘alum,’ from MidHG. alũn, m. ‘alum,’ from the equiv. Lat. alûmen, whence also Lith. alunas, Eng. and Fr. alun, E. alum (AS. œlifne, also efne).