ealu

• alu, ealo
• eala
• eal- — in compounds
• ealaþ, ealoþ, alaþ, alþ, aloþ, eoloþ
• alþes — rare, genitive singular

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑ.lu/

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

• 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”).

Consonant stem, irregular:

• bēor

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