aune

== English == === Etymology === From French. See alnage. === Noun === aune (plural aunes) An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell. === Anagrams === Euan, Euna == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /on/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French aune, from Old French alne, from Vulgar Latin *alina, from a Germanic language, probably Frankish *alina, from Proto-Germanic *alinō. Cognate with Old High German elina, Old English eln, Old Norse alin, ǫln, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina), and Latin ulna. More at ell. ==== Noun ==== aune f (plural aunes) (historical, unit of length) ell (by extension) measuring rod of one ell (figuratively) yardstick (standard to which other comparisons are judged) ===== Derived terms ===== à l'aune de ==== Verb ==== aune inflection of auner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== aune m (plural aunes) alternative spelling of aulne (“alder”) === Further reading === “aune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === aune alternative form of awne == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin alnus. === Noun === aune m (plural aunes) (Jersey) alder