| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | alu- |
| DEFINITION: | In words related to sorcery, magic, possession, and intoxication. Suffixed form *alu-t-. ale, from Old English ealu, from Germanic *aluth-. (Pokorny alu- 33.) |
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