Middle English Dictionary Entry

al- pref.
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Forms al- pref.
Etymology L, var. of ad-.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Only in words taken from Latin or Latinized Old French, as al-legorie, al-legacioun, a(l)-lien, a(l)-louen. In ME, al- has no meaning except as it distinguishes a(l)-lien from re-lien, al-legacioun from legacioun, etc.
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