ealu
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ealu n
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Consonant stem, irregular:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ealu | ealoþ |
accusative | ealu | ealoþ |
genitive | ealoþ | ealoþa |
dative | ealoþ | ealoþum |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- brȳdealu
- ealubenċ (“ale-bench”)
- ealudrincende (“ale-drinking”)
- ealuwǣġe (“ale-cup”)
Descendants
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English consonant stem nouns
- Old English irregular nouns
- ang:Alcoholic beverages