ealh

Old English

Etymology

From a Common Germanic *alh- "protection, building, house, temple, settlement", cognate to Gothic alhs and perhaps to runic alu. According to Pokorny (1959:32) from a Proto-Indo-European root *alek (*h₂lek) "to close, ward off, protect", i.e. the root of Greek ἀλέξω.

Noun

ealh m (strong declension)

1. temple

See also

• alu