ale

English

/eɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) A beer made without hops.
  • A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
  • A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ale (ale) inherited from Old English ealu (ale) inherited from *alu inherited from Proto-Germanic *alu derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (beer, bitter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂elut-

Gloss

beer, bitter

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

辣

Emoji
🍺 🍻

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