alehoofn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪlhuːf/,

/ˈeɪlhʊf/, U.S.

/ˈeɪlˌhʊf/,

/ˈeɪlˌhuf/

Forms: Middle English alehoue, Middle English ale-howfe, Middle English alhowe, Middle English hale-houe, 1500s ale-hooue, 1500s–1600s ale-hoofe, 1500s–1600s ale-hove, 1500s– ale-hoof; English regional 1800s ale-hoove, 1800s– alliff (Sussex).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: hayhove n.

Etymology: Alteration, probably after ale n. (with reference to the apparent use of the herb in brewing: compare e.g. quots. 1597, 1676) of hayhove n. (compare forms at that entry). Compare earlier hove n.¹, tunhoof n.

Now historical.

Ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic herb that was used for the flavouring and preservation of ale before the introduction of hops. Cf. alecost n., hayhove n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > ground-ivy

hovec1000

tunhoofc1000

earth ivyOE

hayhovec1325

alehoofa1400

mead-rattlea1400

ground-ivyc1400

yardhovec1430

cat's-foot1597

maidenhair1657

maidenhair berry1794

maidener1938

a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 52 Edera terrestris, paulina idem,..alehoue.

?c1450 in G. Müller Aus Mittelengl. Medizintexten (1929) 119 Take skabiows, fumytere, alehowfe ana, and boyle hem in swet wyn.

a1500 in A. Way Promptorium Parvulorum 250 (MED) Haihoue, vel halehoue, vel felfoyt, vel horshoue.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 707 The women of our northren parts..do tun the herbe Alehooue into their ale, but the reason thereof I know not.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 284 Let him take often with a spoon Water of Ale~hove.

1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 587 Alehoof, or Ground-Ivy, famous for dispatching the maturation of Ale and Beer.

1724 I. Watts Logick i. iv. §4 Tea,..is now-a-days become a common name for many infusions of herbs, or plants, in water: as sage-tea, alehoof-tea, limon-tea, etc.

1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 128 Where ale-hoof and the borage, too, Held forth their gems of blue.

1876 All Year Round 6 May 182/2 The dealers in ground ivy—otherwise ale-hoof—..fought hard against the ‘weed’ [sc. hops] which ultimately drove their wares out of the market.

1903 Amer. Botanist 4 46 Sometimes we call it [sc. ground ivy] alehoof a word equally quaint and smacking of the home brewed and brown draught of merry England.

1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 328 Either for medicine or still for brewing, or both, Alehoof was taken over to New England.

2001 R. Kenna Glasgow Pub Compan. (ed. 2) 9 Herb ale..appears to have been made from malt, the dried leaves of ground ivy or alehoof, and dried roots of tuberous bitter vetch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alehoof
释义	alehoofn. Brit. /ˈeɪlhuːf/, /ˈeɪlhʊf/, U.S. /ˈeɪlˌhʊf/, /ˈeɪlˌhuf/ Forms: Middle English alehoue, Middle English ale-howfe, Middle English alhowe, Middle English hale-houe, 1500s ale-hooue, 1500s–1600s ale-hoofe, 1500s–1600s ale-hove, 1500s– ale-hoof; English regional 1800s ale-hoove, 1800s– alliff (Sussex). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: hayhove n. Etymology: Alteration, probably after ale n. (with reference to the apparent use of the herb in brewing: compare e.g. quots. 1597, 1676) of hayhove n. (compare forms at that entry). Compare earlier hove n.¹, tunhoof n. Now historical. Ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic herb that was used for the flavouring and preservation of ale before the introduction of hops. Cf. alecost n., hayhove n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > ground-ivy hovec1000 tunhoofc1000 earth ivyOE hayhovec1325 alehoofa1400 mead-rattlea1400 ground-ivyc1400 yardhovec1430 cat's-foot1597 maidenhair1657 maidenhair berry1794 maidener1938 a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 52 Edera terrestris, paulina idem,..alehoue. ?c1450 in G. Müller Aus Mittelengl. Medizintexten (1929) 119 Take skabiows, fumytere, alehowfe ana, and boyle hem in swet wyn. a1500 in A. Way Promptorium Parvulorum 250 (MED) Haihoue, vel halehoue, vel felfoyt, vel horshoue. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 707 The women of our northren parts..do tun the herbe Alehooue into their ale, but the reason thereof I know not. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 284 Let him take often with a spoon Water of Ale~hove. 1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 587 Alehoof, or Ground-Ivy, famous for dispatching the maturation of Ale and Beer. 1724 I. Watts Logick i. iv. §4 Tea,..is now-a-days become a common name for many infusions of herbs, or plants, in water: as sage-tea, alehoof-tea, limon-tea, etc. 1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 128 Where ale-hoof and the borage, too, Held forth their gems of blue. 1876 All Year Round 6 May 182/2 The dealers in ground ivy—otherwise ale-hoof—..fought hard against the ‘weed’ [sc. hops] which ultimately drove their wares out of the market. 1903 Amer. Botanist 4 46 Sometimes we call it [sc. ground ivy] alehoof a word equally quaint and smacking of the home brewed and brown draught of merry England. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 328 Either for medicine or still for brewing, or both, Alehoof was taken over to New England. 2001 R. Kenna Glasgow Pub Compan. (ed. 2) 9 Herb ale..appears to have been made from malt, the dried leaves of ground ivy or alehoof, and dried roots of tuberous bitter vetch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1400
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