"ealu" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑ.lu/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*alu}} Proto-West Germanic *alu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*alu}} Proto-Germanic *alu, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*h₂elut-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} ealu n, {{ang-noun|n}} ealu n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-ealu}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ealu|ealoþ|ealu|ealoþ|ealoþ|ealoþa|ealoþ|ealoþum|num=|type=consonant stem, irregular}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ealu [nominative, singular], ealoþ [nominative, plural], ealu [accusative, singular], ealoþ [accusative, plural], ealoþ [genitive, singular], ealoþa [genitive, plural], ealoþ [dative, singular], ealoþum [dative, plural], alu [alternative], ealo [alternative]
  1. beer, ale Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-ealu-ang-noun-D8Y5OOp7 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 91 9
  2. (in compounds) feast Tags: in-compounds, neuter
    Sense id: en-ealu-ang-noun-HY3sGga5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bēor Derived forms: brȳdealu (english: bridal; wedding feast), ealubenċ (english: ale-bench), ealudrincende (english: ale-drinking), ealuwǣġe (english: ale-cup)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bridal; wedding feast",
      "word": "brȳdealu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ale-bench",
      "word": "ealubenċ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ale-drinking",
      "word": "ealudrincende"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ale-cup",
      "word": "ealuwǣġe"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "ale"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: ale, ail\nEnglish: ale\nGeordie English: yel\nScots: yill, ale, aill, ayll\n⇒ Yola: aalhouse",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: ale, ail\nEnglish: ale\nGeordie English: yel\nScots: yill, ale, aill, ayll\n⇒ Yola: aalhouse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂elut-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-ealu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ealu n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ealu n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ang-decl-ealu"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ealu",
        "2": "ealoþ",
        "3": "ealu",
        "4": "ealoþ",
        "5": "ealoþ",
        "6": "ealoþa",
        "7": "ealoþ",
        "8": "ealoþum",
        "num": "",
        "type": "consonant stem, irregular"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Alcoholic beverages",
          "orig": "ang:Alcoholic beverages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let him never drink beer or wine.",
          "roman": "Ne hē ealu ne drince nǣfre oþþe wīn.",
          "text": "Judges",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beer, ale"
      ],
      "id": "en-ealu-ang-noun-D8Y5OOp7",
      "links": [
        [
          "beer",
          "beer"
        ],
        [
          "ale",
          "ale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "feast"
      ],
      "id": "en-ealu-ang-noun-HY3sGga5",
      "links": [
        [
          "feast",
          "feast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in compounds) feast"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑ.lu/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bēor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ealu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English consonant stem nouns",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English irregular nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Alcoholic beverages"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "bridal; wedding feast",
      "word": "brȳdealu"
    },
    {
      "english": "ale-bench",
      "word": "ealubenċ"
    },
    {
      "english": "ale-drinking",
      "word": "ealudrincende"
    },
    {
      "english": "ale-cup",
      "word": "ealuwǣġe"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "ale"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: ale, ail\nEnglish: ale\nGeordie English: yel\nScots: yill, ale, aill, ayll\n⇒ Yola: aalhouse",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: ale, ail\nEnglish: ale\nGeordie English: yel\nScots: yill, ale, aill, ayll\n⇒ Yola: aalhouse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*alu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂elut-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-ealu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealoþum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ealu n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ealu n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ang-decl-ealu"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ealu",
        "2": "ealoþ",
        "3": "ealu",
        "4": "ealoþ",
        "5": "ealoþ",
        "6": "ealoþa",
        "7": "ealoþ",
        "8": "ealoþum",
        "num": "",
        "type": "consonant stem, irregular"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let him never drink beer or wine.",
          "roman": "Ne hē ealu ne drince nǣfre oþþe wīn.",
          "text": "Judges",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beer, ale"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beer",
          "beer"
        ],
        [
          "ale",
          "ale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "feast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feast",
          "feast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in compounds) feast"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑ.lu/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bēor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ealu"
}

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