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almous

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[ah-muhs, aw-muhs] / ˈɑ məs, ˈɔ məs /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

  1. alms.

Etymology

Origin of almous

1250–1300; Middle English almus < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ǫlmusa alms

Example Sentences

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Airt, direction, point of the compass. almous, alms. atwish, betwixt. aught, possession. aumrie, store-cupboard.

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John

"Hech, sirs!" she then said; "and has it come to this, that a minister of the Gospel is obligated to beg an almous frae Janet Armstrong?"

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John

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