almerie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- almarie, almory, almry, awmerie, almere, almare, armarie
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman almarie, aumer, etc., from Old French almarie, from Latin armārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈam(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈau̯m(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈalm(ə)riː(ə)/
Noun
almerie (plural almeries)
- ambry (pantry)
- closet, wardrobe
- cabinet, chest, strongbox
- ambry (bookcase; library; archive)
- (figurative) stomach
- (figurative) heart (organ)
Descendants
- English: ambry, almery, aumbrie, aumbry, ambery
- Scots: aumry, amry, amery, aumbry, ambry
References
- “almerīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.