allmosa

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish almosa, from Old Norse ǫlmusa(al-), from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē). === Noun === allmosa c (chiefly historical or ironic) an alms (gift to the poor) ==== Declension ==== === References === “allmosa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “allmosa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “allmosa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)