English

Etymology
Middle English albe<Old English< Medieval Latin alba< Latin albus, "white".

Noun
en-noun

1. A long white robe worn by priests and other ministers at religious ceremonies, underneath most of the other vestments.

Translations

Dutch: albe
Finnish: t|fi|alba
Italian: camice m
mid

Related terms
album
albumin
albus
Albion

See also
epigonation
epimanikion
epitrachelion
maniple
omophorion
rhason
sakkos
sticharion
zone

Middle High German

Etymology
Old High German also alb. From Indo-European root *albho- (brilliant, shining white).

Usage notes
Alb was used through the 13th century.

Noun
alb (plural elbe, elber)

1. elf
2. friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy

Alternative spellings
alp

Derived terms
Elf#German|Elf, Albdruck#German|Albdruck, Albtraum#German|Albtraum.

References
Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220.

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Category: Religion

Romanian

Etymology
L.|ro albus

Adjective
ro-adj|4

1. white

Declension
ro-adj-4|alb

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