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Alhallow, n. Also: alhalow(e, -haillow. [For earlier alhalwe, repr. ONhb. alle hálᵹa(n) all saints.]

1. All the saints. Cf. Alhallowis. a1540 Freiris Berw. 263.
Than satt he doun, and swoir, ‘be all hallow, I fair richt weill and I had ane gud fallow’ 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 190.
I hald thareto, man, be alhallow

2. In attrib. use (see also below): a. Alhallow court, a court held at Allhallowtide. b. Alhallow fair, a fair held in Edinburgh and elsewhere. c. Alhallow term, the term of All Saints' Day. d. Alhallow Thurisday, Holy Thursday, Ascension Day.a. 1457 Exch. R. VI. 372.
Pro expensis dominorum de consilio domini regis existencium apud Newuarche pro curia vulgariter vocata Alhalowcourt ibidem tenta 1473 Ib. VIII. 141.
De exitibus unius curie dicte Alhalowecourt 1481 Ib. IX. 134.
Exitus unius curiae Omnium Sanctorum dicte Alhalowcourtb. 1507 Edinb. Chart. 191.
Alhalow Fair quhilk is haldin at our Burgh of Edinburgh Ib.
To begyn yeirlie the said Alhalow fair vpoun the ferd day of … Nouember 1566-7 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 227.
Hectour Trovp ... to pay . .becaus he intromettit with the dewitie of the faris of Trinitie and Alhalloc. 1566–7 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 509.
For his Alhaillow termes fie 1586 St. A. Test. II. 61 b.
Be Patrik Bonkle for the lammes and alhallow termes of his dewite of the clerkschipd. 1539 Reg. Great S. 428/1.
Diem fori lie fare-day annuatim die Ascentionis vocata Alhallow-Thurisday