▪ I. alose, n.
(əˈləʊs)
[a. Fr. alose:—L. alōsa, alausa.]
A fish of the Herring family (Alosa communis), commonly called allice, or Allice shad.
| 1591 Percivall Sp. Dict., Alosa, an Alose or shad. 1620 Venner Via Recta iv. 75 The Allowes is taken in the same places that Sammon is. 1674 Ray Catal. Fishes 102 Alose: called in other places Shads. 1854 Badham Halieut. 6 Greasy Alose sputtering from the Stall. |
▪ II. † aˈlose, v. Obs.
[a. OFr. alose-r, all-, to praise, f. à to + los:—L. *laudis for laus praise.]
1. To praise. Chiefly in pa. pple.: Praised, renowned.
| c 1314 Guy Warw. 64 As knight that wele alosed is. c 1374 Chaucer Troylus iv. 1474 He shal som Greke so preyse and wele alose. c 1440 Morte Arth. 3882 Ffore he was lyone allossede in londes i-newe. c 1448 in R. Glouc. Chron. 450 note, These ij bisshoppes..were the most alosed bisshoppes. |
2. refl. To renown oneself.
| 1340 Ayenb. 183 To ssewy his strengþe ine tornemens oþer ine viȝtinges him uor to alosi. Ibid. 199 In þe viȝtinge..huer þe knyȝt lierneþ, ham proueþ and aloseþ. |
3. In a bad sense: To fame, report.
| c 1325 E.E. Allit. P. B. 274 For her lodlych laykeȝ alosed þay were. 1389 E.E. Gilds 11 If any of the bretheren be alosed of thefte..they be put out of the bretherhede. |