Alemannianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌalᵻˈmanɪən/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈmæniən/,

/ˌæləˈmænjən/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Alemannian, 1700s– Allemannian, 1800s– Alemanian, 1800s– Allemanian.

β. 1800s Alammanian, 1800s– Alamannian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Alemanni , Alamanni , -an suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Alemanni (also Alamanni), plural noun (see Alemanni n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Alemannic adj. and later Alemannish adj. With senses A. 1, B. 1 compare earlier Almain adj., Almain n. In use as noun after German Alemannisch, noun (see Alemannish n.); compare earlier Alemannic n., Alemannish n. With sense B. 2 compare earlier Alemanni n.

A. adj.

†1. Apparently: of or relating to the Holy Roman Empire. Cf. Almain adj. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.Used in a satirical account of the life of John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, in which places and people are given pseudonyms, typically etymologically or otherwise related to the actual names; with Allemannian Empire in quot. 1712² cf. German Empire n. (a) at German n. and adj. Compounds 1b.

ΚΠ

1712 Hist. Prince Mirabel's Infancy & Disgrace: Pt. II 43 He..was forc'd to leave the Army in some Disgust..in order to carry on some Negotiations at the Allemannian Court.

1712 Hist. Prince Mirabel's Infancy & Disgrace: Pt. II 44 What a reception he met with in the Capital of the Allemannian Empire.

2. = Alemannic adj. 1. historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > ancient Germanic peoples > [adjective] > tribes

Belgic1577

Marcomannic1661

Suevic1663

Alemannic1669

Rugian1723

Saliana1727

Salic1781

Alemannian1786

Alemannish1813

Rus1877

α.

1786 tr. J. R. Forster Hist. Voy. & Discov. North ii. i. 35 Some countries of the Frank Burgundians, and the Allemannian Burgundians [Ger. der allemannischen Burgunder].

1795 J. A. O'Keeffe Ess. Progress Human Understanding 29 The Alemannian King, forcing his way too deep in the enemy's ranks, was killed.

1831 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. II. 2 The Alemannian part of Helvetia continued subject to German sway.

1885 J. S. Stallybrass tr. V. Hehn Wanderings Plants & Animals 357 The king then orders the provincials of Noricum to barter their own small animals for the large Alemannian cattle.

1912 J. B. Bryce S. Amer. 424 The Swiss, Alemannian Germans to begin with, grew slowly into a nation.

1951 E. S. Duckett Alcuin iii. 98 The new Queen, Liutgard, was of Alemannian origin.

2006 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 105 347 The Bobbio Missal is Gallican, for sure,..but it is also Roman, North Italian, Visigothic, Burgundian, Irish, and perhaps even Alemannian.

β. 1849 L. F. Klipstein Analecta Anglo-Saxonica I. 57 The various Alammanian and other communities in Germany.1884 W. H. Tillinghast tr. K. J. Ploetz Epitome Anc., Mediaeval & Mod. Hist. 186 The noble Alamannian family.1917 L. Wiener Contributions towards Hist. of Arabico-Gothic Culture I. xiii. 165 Alamannian and Frankish territory.2006 J. Twining Black Sun (2007) xxvii. 126 This is the symbol of the Order, a corruption of an Alamannian sun-wheel from the third century AD.

B. n.

†1. Apparently: a soldier of the Holy Roman Empire (see note at sense A. 1). Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1712 Hist. Prince Mirabel's Infancy & Disgrace: Pt. II 42 Mirabel had lain Encamp'd in sight of the Enemy for several Weeks, in Expectation of being join'd by the Allemannians.

2. A member of the Alemanni (historical). Also occasionally: a native or inhabitant of the region formerly occupied by the Alemanni; a speaker of an Alemannic dialect.

ΚΠ

α.

1799 J. Wood Gen. View Hist. Switzerland xiii. 161 After the subversion of the Alemannians, Basil and the neighbouring provinces formed part of the French monarchy.

1876 N. Amer. Rev. July 153 The original Frankenland east of the Rhine,—the centre from which political conquest and Christian civilization were extended to the Bavarians, Allemanians, Thuringians, and Saxons.

1919 Geogr. Rev. 7 117 High Germans, consisting of Alemannians (i.e. Alsatians, Badenese, and German Swiss), Swabians, and Bavarians (in the ethnic sense, i.e. including the German Austrians).

1942 Bks. Abroad 16 183/1 Meckel is an Alemanian, and the motto of his first work was from Hebel.

2011 U. Weinreich Langs. in Contact iv. 70 The Swiss language borders have been shaped by two historical processes: the Romanization of the Celts and Rhaetians, and the expansionist push of the Alemannians.

β. 1876 E. Young in Ess. Anglo-Saxon Law 157 Stobbe has proved his view for several of the continental tribes,—for the Franks, the Alamannians, and the Westgoths.1911 E. C. Semple Infl. Geographic Environment xv. 540 Four centuries afterward came the Alamannians, Burgundians and other Teutonic stocks.1963 Monatshefte 55 341 Krogman's thesis is that the Nibelungenlied was written by der von Kürenberg around 1150, and that this poet was an Alamannian, not an Austrian.2008 K. S.-J. Murray From Plato to Lancelot iv. 157 Celts from Brittany and Saux, Gallo-Romans from Besançon, Burgundians, Franks from Neustria and Austrasia, Alamannians from Alsace.

3. = Alemannic n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > German > Old German > Alemannic

Alemannic1802

Alemannish1813

Alemannian1845

1845 Rome 197 A native of Greece gave a specimen of the vernacular, which much resembled Hebel's Allemanian.

1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 519/2 Alemannian is best characterized by its rigidly keeping its original vowel qualities.

1911 J. G. Robertson Outl. Hist. German Lit. ii. 14 A monkish poem Memento mori, written in Alemannian soon after the middle of the eleventh century.

1970 Stud. in Philol. 67 3 Of the six phonemes,..b and g were altered only in the Upper German dialects of Alemannian and Bavarian.

2005 J.-W. Zwart in G. Cinque & R. S. Kayne Oxf. Handbk. Compar. Syntax xxi. 903 Other official languages included [in the continental West-Germanic language group] are Frisian,..Alemannian or Swiss German (of Switzerland), and Afrikaans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alemannian
释义	Alemannianadj.n. Brit. /ˌalᵻˈmanɪən/, U.S. /ˌæləˈmæniən/, /ˌæləˈmænjən/ Forms: α. 1700s– Alemannian, 1700s– Allemannian, 1800s– Alemanian, 1800s– Allemanian. β. 1800s Alammanian, 1800s– Alamannian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Alemanni , Alamanni , -an suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Alemanni (also Alamanni), plural noun (see Alemanni n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Alemannic adj. and later Alemannish adj. With senses A. 1, B. 1 compare earlier Almain adj., Almain n. In use as noun after German Alemannisch, noun (see Alemannish n.); compare earlier Alemannic n., Alemannish n. With sense B. 2 compare earlier Alemanni n. A. adj. †1. Apparently: of or relating to the Holy Roman Empire. Cf. Almain adj. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.Used in a satirical account of the life of John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, in which places and people are given pseudonyms, typically etymologically or otherwise related to the actual names; with Allemannian Empire in quot. 1712² cf. German Empire n. (a) at German n. and adj. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1712 Hist. Prince Mirabel's Infancy & Disgrace: Pt. II 43 He..was forc'd to leave the Army in some Disgust..in order to carry on some Negotiations at the Allemannian Court. 1712 Hist. Prince Mirabel's Infancy & Disgrace: Pt. II 44 What a reception he met with in the Capital of the Allemannian Empire. 2. = Alemannic adj. 1. historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > ancient Germanic peoples > [adjective] > tribes Belgic1577 Marcomannic1661 Suevic1663 Alemannic1669 Rugian1723 Saliana1727 Salic1781 Alemannian1786 Alemannish1813 Rus1877 α. 1786 tr. J. R. Forster Hist. Voy. & Discov. North ii. i. 35 Some countries of the Frank Burgundians, and the Allemannian Burgundians [Ger. der allemannischen Burgunder]. 1795 J. A. O'Keeffe Ess. Progress Human Understanding 29 The Alemannian King, forcing his way too deep in the enemy's ranks, was killed. 1831 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. II. 2 The Alemannian part of Helvetia continued subject to German sway. 1885 J. S. Stallybrass tr. V. Hehn Wanderings Plants & Animals 357 The king then orders the provincials of Noricum to barter their own small animals for the large Alemannian cattle. 1912 J. B. Bryce S. Amer. 424 The Swiss, Alemannian Germans to begin with, grew slowly into a nation. 1951 E. S. Duckett Alcuin iii. 98 The new Queen, Liutgard, was of Alemannian origin. 2006 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 105 347 The Bobbio Missal is Gallican, for sure,..but it is also Roman, North Italian, Visigothic, Burgundian, Irish, and perhaps even Alemannian. β. 1849 L. F. Klipstein Analecta Anglo-Saxonica I. 57 The various Alammanian and other communities in Germany.1884 W. H. Tillinghast tr. K. J. Ploetz Epitome Anc., Mediaeval & Mod. Hist. 186 The noble Alamannian family.1917 L. Wiener Contributions towards Hist. of Arabico-Gothic Culture I. xiii. 165 Alamannian and Frankish territory.2006 J. Twining Black Sun (2007) xxvii. 126 This is the symbol of the Order, a corruption of an Alamannian sun-wheel from the third century AD. B. n. †1. Apparently: a soldier of the Holy Roman Empire (see note at sense A. 1). Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1712 Hist. Prince Mirabel's Infancy & Disgrace: Pt. II 42 Mirabel had lain Encamp'd in sight of the Enemy for several Weeks, in Expectation of being join'd by the Allemannians. 2. A member of the Alemanni (historical). Also occasionally: a native or inhabitant of the region formerly occupied by the Alemanni; a speaker of an Alemannic dialect. ΚΠ α. 1799 J. Wood Gen. View Hist. Switzerland xiii. 161 After the subversion of the Alemannians, Basil and the neighbouring provinces formed part of the French monarchy. 1876 N. Amer. Rev. July 153 The original Frankenland east of the Rhine,—the centre from which political conquest and Christian civilization were extended to the Bavarians, Allemanians, Thuringians, and Saxons. 1919 Geogr. Rev. 7 117 High Germans, consisting of Alemannians (i.e. Alsatians, Badenese, and German Swiss), Swabians, and Bavarians (in the ethnic sense, i.e. including the German Austrians). 1942 Bks. Abroad 16 183/1 Meckel is an Alemanian, and the motto of his first work was from Hebel. 2011 U. Weinreich Langs. in Contact iv. 70 The Swiss language borders have been shaped by two historical processes: the Romanization of the Celts and Rhaetians, and the expansionist push of the Alemannians. β. 1876 E. Young in Ess. Anglo-Saxon Law 157 Stobbe has proved his view for several of the continental tribes,—for the Franks, the Alamannians, and the Westgoths.1911 E. C. Semple Infl. Geographic Environment xv. 540 Four centuries afterward came the Alamannians, Burgundians and other Teutonic stocks.1963 Monatshefte 55 341 Krogman's thesis is that the Nibelungenlied was written by der von Kürenberg around 1150, and that this poet was an Alamannian, not an Austrian.2008 K. S.-J. Murray From Plato to Lancelot iv. 157 Celts from Brittany and Saux, Gallo-Romans from Besançon, Burgundians, Franks from Neustria and Austrasia, Alamannians from Alsace. 3. = Alemannic n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > German > Old German > Alemannic Alemannic1802 Alemannish1813 Alemannian1845 1845 Rome 197 A native of Greece gave a specimen of the vernacular, which much resembled Hebel's Allemanian. 1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 519/2 Alemannian is best characterized by its rigidly keeping its original vowel qualities. 1911 J. G. Robertson Outl. Hist. German Lit. ii. 14 A monkish poem Memento mori, written in Alemannian soon after the middle of the eleventh century. 1970 Stud. in Philol. 67 3 Of the six phonemes,..b and g were altered only in the Upper German dialects of Alemannian and Bavarian. 2005 J.-W. Zwart in G. Cinque & R. S. Kayne Oxf. Handbk. Compar. Syntax xxi. 903 Other official languages included [in the continental West-Germanic language group] are Frisian,..Alemannian or Swiss German (of Switzerland), and Afrikaans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1712
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