ealuhus
Old English
Alternative forms
- ealahūs, ealhūs
Etymology
ealu + hūs. Diachronically from Proto-Germanic *aluþhūsą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑ.luˌxuːs/, [ˈæ͜ɑ.luˌhuːs]
Noun
ealuhūs n
- place where beer is sold and consumed; pub, tavern, inn
Synonyms
- (place for beer consumption): beorhūs
- (banqueting hall): meduærn
Descendants
- Middle English: alehous, alehows, alehuse, alehouse, ale-hous
- English: alehouse
- Yola: aalhouse