eldertongue

Old English · noun

ealu

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
consonant stem, irregular
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑ.lu/
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑ · lu (2 syllables)
Modern English
alebride-alebeerbridal

Meaning

  1. beer, ale

    Judges

    Let him never drink beer or wine.

  2. feast

Declension

Declension of ealu
SingularPlural
Nominative ealuealoþ
Accusative ealuealoþ
Genitive ealoþealoþa
Dative ealoþealoþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

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

Descendants

ale, bridal, bride-ale

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