"ale" meaning in Middle English

See ale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaːl(ə)/ Forms: ales [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ealu}} Old English ealu, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*alu}} Proto-West Germanic *alu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*alu}} Proto-Germanic *alu, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₂elut-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ale, {{enm-noun}} ale (plural ales)
  1. ale (beverage) Categories (topical): Beer Synonyms: ail Related terms: bridale

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ale"
          },
          "expansion": "English: ale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: ale"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en-geo",
            "2": "yel"
          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: yel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Geordie English: yel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "yill",
            "3": "ale",
            "4": "aill",
            "5": "ayll"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "aalhouse",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Yola: aalhouse",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Yola: aalhouse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ealu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ealu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂elut-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ales",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ale",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ale (plural ales)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 40 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Beer",
          "orig": "enm:Beer",
          "parents": [
            "Alcoholic beverages",
            "Beverages",
            "Recreational drugs",
            "Drinking",
            "Food and drink",
            "Liquids",
            "Drugs",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Matter",
            "Pharmacology",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Biochemistry",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ale (beverage)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ale-enm-noun-gFlczBYU",
      "links": [
        [
          "ale",
          "ale#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "bridale"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ail"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːl(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ale"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ondo Yoruba",
    "Pages with 40 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "yo:People"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ale"
          },
          "expansion": "English: ale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: ale"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en-geo",
            "2": "yel"
          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: yel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Geordie English: yel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "yill",
            "3": "ale",
            "4": "aill",
            "5": "ayll"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "aalhouse",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Yola: aalhouse",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Yola: aalhouse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ealu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ealu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂elut-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ales",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ale",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ale (plural ales)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bridale"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 40 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Beer"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ale (beverage)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ale",
          "ale#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːl(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ail"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ale"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ale meaning in Middle English (2.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.