English
almsdeed
Almsdeed comes from Old English ælmesdæd ‘an act of charity’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ælmesdæd‘an act of charity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1485almsdeed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ælmesdæd‘an act of charity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1485almsdeed
Earliest quotation: 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur: “Truly sayd the good man and ye myghte lyue…”
Every English word from Old English ælmesdæd
Today it means
noun The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English ælmesdæd / almsdeed