Middle English Dictionary Entry
āl-ēgre, aleger n.
Entry Info
| Forms | āl-ēgre, aleger n. |
| Etymology | Modeled on vīn-ēgre, vineger; cp. MnE dial. al(l)egar. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Soured ale, malt vinegar.
Associated quotations
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)56 : Vynegur, aysell, oþer alegur.
- (c1422) Invent.Norwich in Nrf.Archaeol.12202 : j parvum barel pro alegre.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)28 : With Venegre, or eysel, or with Alegere.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)24/25 : Temper it with a lyttell aleg[er] of gude alle.