† alantomadv.

Forms: 1600s–1700s alantom, 1700s alangtum, 1800s alantem, 1800s alantum.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymon: French au lointain.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < French au lointain from far off (1715 or earlier) < au , contracted form of à le ( < à to, at (see a- prefix⁵) + le , masculine definite article) + lointain , use as noun of lointain distant, far away (see lontaigne adj.).

Scottish and English regional (northern). Obsolete. rare.

At a distance. Also with off.

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1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 72 Some of our Lads being very kind Alantom followed me behind.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Alantom, at a distance. N[orth] C[ountry].

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) II. Dialogues 296 I' comin back ageean,..I spies alantum off two shooters.

1844 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (1846) I. 37/2 Alantum. At a distance. North.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	alantom
释义	† alantomadv. Forms: 1600s–1700s alantom, 1700s alangtum, 1800s alantem, 1800s alantum. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymon: French au lointain. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < French au lointain from far off (1715 or earlier) < au , contracted form of à le ( < à to, at (see a- prefix⁵) + le , masculine definite article) + lointain , use as noun of lointain distant, far away (see lontaigne adj.). Scottish and English regional (northern). Obsolete. rare. At a distance. Also with off. ΚΠ 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 72 Some of our Lads being very kind Alantom followed me behind. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Alantom, at a distance. N[orth] C[ountry]. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) II. Dialogues 296 I' comin back ageean,..I spies alantum off two shooters. 1844 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (1846) I. 37/2 Alantum. At a distance. North. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.1686
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