admiralle

English

Etymology

From Middle English admiralle, q.v.

Noun

admiralle (plural admiralles)

1. Obsolete form of admiral.

References

• “admiral, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Middle English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French admiral, admiralle, etc., from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admirari (“to admire, to respect”), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

Noun

admiralle (plural admiralles)

1. alternative form of amiral, emir, and admiral

Descendants

• English: admiralle

References

• “admiral, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Old French

Noun

admiralle oblique singular, m (oblique plural admiralles, nominative singular admiralles, nominative plural admiralle)

1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of amiral

Descendants

• Middle English: admiralle
  • English: admiralle

References

• “admiral”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022–2026