English Explanatory Dictionary

alaunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.

Word forms

alaunt alaunts alan alant

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.

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