From Fresh Dictionary
Old English
Etymology
From Germanic *aluþ-. Cognate with Old Saxon alo- (Middle Dutch ale), Old High German al-, Old Norse ǫl (Swedish öl).
Pronunciation
IPA: /'æalÊ/
Noun
ealu n
- beer, ale
- Ne he ealu ne drince næfre oððe win: let him never drink beer nor wine. (Judges)