ealu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑ.lu/

    Noun

    ealu n

    1. beer, ale
      • Judges:
        Ne hē ealu ne drince nǣfre oþþe wīn.
        Let him never drink beer or wine.
    2. (in compounds) feast

    Usage notes

    • The nom.-acc. pl. and dat. pl. are not attested. However, they can be reconstructed as the likely forms from (1) the genitive plural ealoþa, (2) cognates in related languages, and (3) the endings of fellow þ-stems hæle (“hero”) and mæġeþ (“girl”).

    Declension

    Consonant stem, irregular:

    singular plural
    nominative ealu ealoþ
    accusative ealu ealoþ
    genitive ealoþ ealoþa
    dative ealoþ ealoþum

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    Descendants

    • Middle English: ale, ail
      • English: ale
      • Geordie: yel
      • Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll
      • ⇒ Yola: aalhouse
    • ⇒ Old English: brȳdealu, brȳdealo
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