Old English · noun
ealufæt
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑ.luˌfæt/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑ · lu · ˌfæt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- ale fatale vatstoringalevat
Meaning
-
a vat for storing ale
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *alufat (“container or vessel for ale”), equivalent to ealu + fæt. Cognate with Old Saxon alofat, alufat (“beer jug”).
Descendants
ale fat, ale vat
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