单词 | to the ale |
释义 | > as lemmasto the ale P1. to the ale: to the tavern or public house. Now rare (English regional (Gloucestershire)). ΚΠ c1275 Lutel Soth Serm. (Calig.) l. 77 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 190 (MED) Robin wule Gilot leden to þen ale. ?a1300 Iacob & Iosep (Bodl.) (1916) 6 (MED) While men loueden meri song, gamen & feire tale; Nou hem is wel leuere gon to þe nale. c1500 Debate Carpenter's Tools in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1987) 38 460 When þei haue wroght an oure or two Anon to þe ale þei wyll go. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. v. 50 Thou hast not so much charity in thee as to goe to the Ale with a Christian. View more context for this quotation 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 101 ‘Where's Bill?..’ ‘He's gone to nale.’ < as lemmas |
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