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ale

/ˈeɪl/AYL
/ˈeɪl/AYL

Meaningale

Common meaning: beer brewed without distillation

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishealu‘ale’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishalesource
  3. Englishale‘beer brewed without distillation’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ealu ‘ale’.

Source words

  • ealu Old English · source word “ale”

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