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English word origin

Etymology of allure

From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

verb

To entice; to attract.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Gait; bearing. · The walkway along the top of a castle wall, sometimes entirely covered and normally behind a parapet; the wall walk.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English alure, alour, from Old French alure, aleure (“walk, gait”), from aler (“to go”) + -ure.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionalureenm
  • Derivation mentionalurefro
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