Middle English Dictionary Entry
allef n.
Entry Info
| Forms | allef n. Also aleph. |
| Etymology | ML, from Heb. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Associated quotations
- c1300 SLeg.Inf.Chr.(LdMisc 108)800 : Ȝwi was Allef furst bi founde? Of alle lettres he is þe furste.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.118 (head. of verses 1-8) : Aleph.