A-long on, prep, on account of, S2, NED.—­AS. ge-lang, along. (A- 6.) See Ilong.

Al-only, adv. merely, S2; alle only, S2.

A-loofe, adv. aloof, more nearly to the wind, NED; alofe, S3; aluffe, HD.  Probably from Du. loef, in te loef, to windward. (A- 2.)

A-losen, v. to praise, PP; alosed, pp. notorious, S2, NED, HD. (A- 7.)

Al-out, adv. entirely, NED:  all out, H.

A-louten, v. to bow down, S3, NED; alowtid, pt. s., PP.—­AS. Ai-lAtan. (A- 1.)

A-low, on the low ground, on earth, ED, PP; alawe, S3; alowe, PP. (A-2.)

Alowable, adj. praiseworthy, PP.

Alowaunce, sb. praise, PP.

Alowen, v. to praise, commend, to approve of, sanction, to admit (intellectually), S3, PP; allowen, C2, G, PP.—­OF. alouer; Late Lat. *_allaudare_; Lat. ad+_laudare_. (A-7.)

Alowen, v. to assign, bestow, to give an allowance to, NED, Palsg.; allow, Sh.—­AF. alower, OF. alouer, aloer; Lat. allocare, to place. (A-7.)

A-loyne, v. to remove far off, NED, HD, AF. aloyner, from loin; Lat. longe. (A-7.)

Alre, gen. pl. of all, used as an intensifying prefix with a superlative, NED (all, see sect.  D. II, p. 227), MD (p. 56); allere, H; aller, G, C; alder, C2, H; alther, G, C, W2; aldire-, H.—­AS. ealra.

Alre-best, best of all, S2; alderbest, H; altherbest, NED, HD, C; alther-beste, S, HD.

Alre-fyrst, first of all, NED; altherfirst, NED, HD; alderfirst, C2, C3.

Alre-mest, most of all, S; aldiremast, H; althermoost, HD.

Als, adv. and conj. also, as, S, S2, S3, C2; see Also.

Als-as, conj. just as if, S3.

Al-so, adv. and conj. (1) even so, likewise, also, (2), as, MED, PP, S, S3, C3; allswa, S; alswo, MED; alse, S; alsse, S; als, S, S2, S3, C2; alls, S; ase, S, S2; as, S, S2, S3, C2; es, PP; alsswa, S2; alsua, S2; als-so, S2; alswa, S, S2, MED.—­AS. eal-swAi.

Al solne day, All Souls’ Day, NED; alle soule day, S2.—­AS. ealra sawlena dA|g.

Als-tite, adv. as quick, immediately, MED, S2.

Al-Suic, adj. all such, S.

Al-Swithe, adv. as fast, immediately, MED; alswythe, PP; als-suith, S2; aswithe, S2; asswythe, S2.