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Webster 1913 Edition

Alegge

A-legge′

,
Verb.
T.
[OE.
aleggen
,
alegen
, OF.
alegier
, F.
alléger
, fr. LL.
alleviare
, for L.
allevare
to lighten;
ad
+
levis
light. Cf.
Alleviate
,
Allay
,
Allege
.]
To allay or alleviate; to lighten.
[Obs.]
That shall
alegge
this bitter blast.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alegge

ALEGGE

, v.t To lighten; to lessen; to assuage. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

alegge

alegge

English

Verb

alegge ‎(third-person singular simple present alegges, present participle alegging, simple past and past participle alegged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To allay or alleviate; to lighten.
    • Spenser
      That shall alegge this bitter blast.

Etymology

Old French alegier (French: alléger), from Late Latin allevio. Compare alleviate.

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