- ealu
- n (ealoð/ealoð) ale, beer; an intoxicating drink [gen ealoð; dat ealoð; nom/acc pl ealoð; gen pl ealeða; dat pl ealum]
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bridal — adjective relating to a bride or a newly married couple. Origin ME: from OE brȳd ealu wedding feast , from brȳd bride + ealu ale drinking … English new terms dictionary
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bridal — [brīd′ l] n. [ME bridale < OE bryd ealu, bride ale, marriage feast < bryd,BRIDE1 + ealu,ALE] Archaic a wedding adj. 1. of a bride 2. of a wedding … English World dictionary
bridal — adj. of or concerning a bride or a wedding. Derivatives: bridally adv. Etymology: orig. as noun, = wedding feast, f. OE bryd ealu f. bryd BRIDE + ealu ale drinking … Useful english dictionary
Ale — ([=a]l), n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. [ o]l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol[u^] beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.] 1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ale — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ealu; akin to Old Norse ǫl ale, Lithuanian alus Date: before 12th century 1. an alcoholic beverage brewed especially by rapid fermentation from an infusion of malt with the addi … New Collegiate Dictionary
