English
allodge
Allodge comes from Middle English aloge, and goes back to Old French alogier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400alogier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aloge
- Englishearliest quotation 1600allodge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400alogier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aloge
- Englishearliest quotation 1600allodge
Earliest quotation: 1600, Robert Barret: “An encampment of 30000 footemen, and 6000 horsemen, allodged…”
Every English word from Old French alogier
Today it means
verb To lodge; to stay temporarily.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French alogier / allodge