aune, aulne

[Fr. aune, aulne; Lat. ulna (1) the elbow, (2) the arm, (3) an ell.] Formerly: A French measure for cloth, varying in length in different places. At Rouen it was = 1 English ell, at Calais = 152, at Lyons 1.061, and at Paris = 0.95. Now : The mètre has taken its place. * âun'-ġěl, * âun'-gil. Old forms of ANGEL "And as an aungel lad him up and doun." "At Lucifer, though he an aungil were, And nought a man, at him wil I bygynne." IMG:content-0897.jpg:[graphic] Chaucer: C. T. , 7,260-L Ibid., 15,485-6