Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A group of Germanic tribes that settled in Alsace and nearby areas during the fourth century AD and were defeated by the Franks in 496.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The victory of Crispus over the Alemanni is expressed on some medals.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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After Julian had repulsed the Alemanni from the provinces of the
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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The name of the Alemanni has been absurdly derived from their imaginary settlement on the banks of the Leman Lake.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Two great external threats hung over the empire: the Germanic tribes of the north, chiefly the Alemanni and Goths, and the Persians in the east.
superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010
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Odaenathus and Zenobia held the Persians at bay, but the Alemanni penetrated into Italy itself before Aurelian defeated them and drove them out.
superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010
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But for the East Franks, the Saxons, the Thuringians, the Bavarians, and the Alemanni, this trumpet call sounded only faintly, particularly because of the schism between the empire and the papacy, from the time of Pope Alexander even until today.
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He took control of the Roman province of Belgica Secunda in 486, the territories of the Alemanni in 496, the lands of the Burgundians in 500, and portions of Visigothic territory in 507.
Archive 2007-11-25 de Brantigny........................ 2007
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He took control of the Roman province of Belgica Secunda in 486, the territories of the Alemanni in 496, the lands of the Burgundians in 500, and portions of Visigothic territory in 507.
Death Of Clovis 27 Nov, 511, First King of the Franks de Brantigny........................ 2007
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And as Muellerus holds that these matters “admit of almost mathematical precision,” it would seem that Benfeius is but a Dummkopf, as the Alemanni say, in their own language, when they would be pleasant among themselves.
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I make no doubt that other Alemanni are of other minds: quot Alemanni tot sententiae.
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