Alani
[uh-ley-nahy, uh-lah-nee]
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plural noun
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
Also called A·lans [uh-leynz, uh-lahnz] /əˈleɪnz, əˈlɑnz/.
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His father was a Goth, and his mother of the nation of the Alani.
His father was a Goth, his mother of the nation of the Alani.
Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15)Charles Morris
Herodotus mentions it as a custom of the Alani, and Tacitus of the old Germans.
The Divining RodCharles Latimer
And so at other times in actis and Verba m'ri Alani de Auriga.
The Boke of NoblesseUnknown
The women among the Alani gathered straight rods or wands, and used them in their superstition.
The Mysteries of All NationsJames Grant