alestake
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
Etymology
Compound from English ale + English stake.
Origin
English
stake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ale English
- ale-blown English
- ale-taster English
- ale-washed English
- alebench English
- alecy English
- alehouse English
- alekeep English
- alekeeper English
- alelike English
- alemonger English
- alepole English
- aleshop English
- aletaster English
- alewife English
- aley English
- alish English
- bidale English
- bridal English
- cockale English
- grubstake English
- potale English
- restake English
- scotale English
- soul-ale English
- stake English
- stake-driver English
- stakebed English
- stakebuilding English
- stakehead English
- stakeholder English
- stakeholding English
- stakehole English
- stakelike English
- stakenet English
- stakeout English
- staker English
- stakest English
- staketh English
- staking English
- sweepstake English
- swoopstake English
- ale Dutch, Flemish
- ale French
- эль Russian
- ale Middle English
- stake Middle English
- ель Ukrainian
- ale
- aley
- alish
- stake
- alecy
- potale
- staker
- bidale
- bridal
- aleshop
- restake
- alekeep
- alewife
- alelike
- staking
- staketh
- scotale
- alepole
- stakest
- cockale
- alebench
- stakebed
- soul-ale
- stakenet
- stakeout
- alehouse
- grubstake
- alekeeper
- stakehead
- stakelike
- ale-blown
- aletaster
- alemonger
- stakehole
- sweepstake
- ale-washed
- swoopstake
- ale-taster
- stakeholder
- stake-driver
- stakeholding
- stakebuilding