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EALU

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
EALU, ealo, es;
Wright's OE grammar
§78; §276; §414;
n: generally indecl. in sing. ALE; cervĭsia, sīcĕra
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  • Ne he ealu ne drince nǽfre oððe wín

    let him never drink ale nor wine.

    • Jud. 13,
    • 4.
  • Iohannes se Fulluhtere ne dranc náðor ne win, ne beor, ne ealu

    John the Baptist drank neither wine, nor beer, nor ale,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 38, 7: Bt. 17
    • ;
    • Fox 60, 5, MS. Cot: L. M. 1. 47
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 120, 15: Beo. Th. 1542
    • ;
    • B. 769
    • .
  • [Chauc. Laym. ale: O. Sax. alo in alo-fat, n. an ale-cup: Dan. Swed. Icel. öl, n.]
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v.  eala ealaþ ealo ealu-geweorc ealu-malt ealoþ.
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  • EALU, n.