albe
/ɔːlˈbiː/
albe conjunction: synonym of albeit. Also the obsolete spelling of alb.
Conjunction
albe
- Synonym of albeit.
- Why ſhould not that dead carrion ſatisfie
The guilt, which if he liued had thus long,
His life for due reuenge ſhould deare abie ?
The treſpaſſe ſtill doth liue, albe the perſon die.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- albeit
- Why ſhould not that dead carrion ſatisfie
Also used as
albe is also the obsolete spelling of alb.
Synonyms of albe
Forms of albe
| plural | albes |
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Origin of albe
From all + be (it). More at albeit.
Questions about albe
- What does albe mean?
- Albe means synonym of albeit.
- What part of speech is albe?
- Albe is a conjunction.
- How do you pronounce albe?
- Albe is pronounced /ɔːlˈbiː/.
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