Alemanni

American  

[al-uh-man-ahy] / ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ /

Or Alamanni

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.

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Alemanni British  

/ ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century _ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube

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Etymology

Origin of Alemanni

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin, of Germanic origin; cognate with Gothic alamans “totality of humankind,” equivalent to ala- + mann- ; see origin at all, man. Cf. almighty

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Alemanni

By Fulla, the exuberantly strong and beautiful! that is the right king's wife for the Alemanni!

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix

I should think," interposed Cornelius, "that your country was large enough for you, ye Alemanni, when you can only send eighty horsemen to conquer Juvavum.

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix

In a battle near Strassburg in 357 he broke the power of the Alemanni, and drove them over the Rhine.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Let the man be cut off from the race of the Alemanni," cried he, "who at any time mixes water with his wine!

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix

The custom, indeed, so far from dying out, was adopted by the barbarian conquerors and spread among the Christian Goths in Spain, Franks in Gaul, Alemanni in Germany, and Anglo-Saxons in Britain.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various