alauntとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• alan, alant

語源

From Old French alans, alanz, itself from Old Spanish alán, itself possibly from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans), designating the Alan tribe of Eastern Iranian origin who were active in Western Europe during the Migration Period and were associated with the breed.

名詞

alaunt (plural alaunts)

1. A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
   • 1916, Albert Stanburrough Cook, “Appendix B: Chaucer's Alaunts”, in The Last Months of Chaucer's Earliest Patron‎, translation of Déduits de la Chasse des Bestes Sauvaiges et des Oiseaulx de Proye by Gaston Phœbus, page 133:

     The gentle alaunt is built exactly like a greyhound, except that he has a short, thick head.

     [original: Les alans gentilz si doivent estre fez et taillez droitement comme un levrier de toutes choses fors de la teste, qui doit estre grosse et courte.]

   • 2007, Ed Judah, An Ancient History of Dogs: Spaniels Through the Ages‎, page 121:

     The alaunt was considered a reckless animal, and had been known to attack domestic animals, or even its owner.

   • 2011, Robert Low, The Lion Wakes‎, page 65:

     There was a streak through the grass, a fast-moving brindle arrow, rough-haired and uncombed. It struck the flank of the alaunt in midleap ...

アナグラム

• Lantau, anlaut