Definitions for Ale
eɪlale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. alenoun

   a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. alenoun

   An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

   Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.

2. alenoun

   A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

3. Etymology: ealu, ealo, from aluþ (compare Dutch aal, öl), from h₂elu- ‘bitter’ (compare Latin alum ‘comfrey’, aluta ‘tawed leather’, Polish (Eastern) jełki, iłki ‘rancid’, Ancient Greek ‘bitter’).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALEnoun

   Etymology: eale , Sax.

   1. A liquour made by infusing malt [See Malt.] in hot water, and then fermenting the liquour.

   I’ll scratch your heads; you must be seeing christenings.
   Do you look for ale and cakes here, you rude rascals? William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   The fertility of the soil in grain, and its being not proper for vines, put the Egyptians upon drinking ale, of which they were the inventors. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   2. A merry meeting used in country places.

   And all the neighbourhood, from old records
   Of antick proverbs drawn from Whitson lords,
   And their authorities at wakes and ales,
   With country precedents, and old wives tales,
   We bring you now. Ben Jonson.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ale

   Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewers' yeast. This fermentation process gives ale its distinctive full-bodied and fruity taste. Ale usually has a higher alcohol content and complex flavors compared to other types of beer like lagers. It also comes in various styles such as pale ale, India pale ale (IPA), brown ale, and porter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Alenoun

   an intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops

2. Alenoun

   a festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk

3. Etymology: [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Ale

   Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm-fermentation with a strain of brewers' yeast. The yeast will ferment the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste. Most ales contain hops, which help preserve the beer and impart a bitter herbal flavour that balances the sweetness of the malt.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Ale

   āl, n. a beverage made from an infusion of malt by fermentation: a festival, so called from the liquor drunk.—ns. Ale′berry, a beverage made from ale; Ale′conner, an ale-taster, a civic officer appointed to test the quality of the ale brewed—A.S. cunnere, a trier; Ale′-house, a house in which ale is sold. [A.S. alu; Ice. öl.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ALE

   What does ALE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ALE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ale is ranked #34223 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ale surname appeared 663 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ale.
   
   37.8% or 251 total occurrences were White.
   26.2% or 174 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   22.7% or 151 total occurrences were Asian.
   11.3% or 75 total occurrences were Black.
   1.8% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Beer

Anagrams for Ale »

1. ELA

2. LAE

3. LEA

4. Lea

5. lea

How to pronounce Ale?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ale in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ale in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Ale in a Sentence

1. Aesop:

   Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

2. State John Kerry:

   We ... talked about Syria and the need for the U.N. negotiations to be able to begin, and hopefully for a ceasefire to be ale to take effect, when and if we can achieve that, it is our plan to try and attend and have a meeting in New York on Dec. 18.

3. Walter Scott:

   Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'twas Christmas told the merriest tale; a Christmas gambol oft could cheer the poor man's heart through half the year.

4. Professor Martin Tangney:

   In the production of whisky less than ten percent of what comes out in the distillery is actually the primary product, the bulk of the remainder are these unwanted residues - pot ale and barley. What we can do is combine these two together, create a brand new raw material, apply a different fermentation technology and convert the residual good material in here into high-value products and in particular this - biobutanol, which is an advanced biofuel which is an exact replacement for petrol or diesel.

5. Keith Villa:

   We decided Belgian White Ale's worth the chance now to launch it as-is and really gauge the market.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ale
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ale
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ale
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ale
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ale
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html