An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Alaun

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2522507An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — AlaunJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Alaun, masculine ‘alum,’ from Middle High German alũn, masculine ‘alum,’ from the equivalent Latin alûmen, whence also Lithuanian alunas, English and French alun, English alum (Anglo-Saxon œlifne, also efne).