English

albe

From all + be (it).

A compound of all + be

Proto-Germanic *allaz

Proto-West Germanic *all

Old English eall

Middle English all

English all

Proto-Germanic *beuną ‘to be’

Proto-West Germanic *beun

Old English bēon ‘to be’

Middle English been ‘to be’

English be

Today it means

conj Synonym of albeit.

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