almesse

== English == === Noun === almesse (countable and uncountable, plural almesses) Obsolete form of alms. === References === “almesse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Maleses, mesales, measles, Saleems == Middle English == === Alternative forms === allemesse, allmess, alme, almisse, almose, almouse, almus, amesse, elmes, elmesse === Etymology === From Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalmɛs(ə)/ === Noun === almesse (plural almesses or (early) almessen) Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms. ==== Descendants ==== English: almsGullah: aa'ms Scots: aumous Yola: alomes ==== References ==== “almes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.