alaunt
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
Example Sentences
- "Les alans gentilz si doivent estre fez et taillez droitement comme un levrier de toutes choses fors de la teste, qui doit estre grosse et courte."
- "The alaunt was considered a reckless animal, and had been known to attack domestic animals, or even its owner."
- "There was a streak through the grass, a fast-moving brindle arrow, rough-haired and uncombed. It struck the flank of the alaunt in midleap ..."
Etymology
From Old French alans, alanz, itself from Old Spanish alán, itself possibly from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans), designating the Alan tribe of Eastern Iranian origin who were active in Western Europe during the Migration Period and were associated with the breed.
Origin
- Source language: Old French