The word alu appears on ancient runic inscriptions across Scandinavia, often alongside references to leeks, suggesting that ale was thought to have medicinal properties.
alu 这个词出现在斯堪的纳维亚半岛的古代符文铭文中,通常与韭菜一起出现,这表明人们认为麦芽具有药用价值。
They were her countrywomen: and the beef and ale of their native land, with a moral diet not a whit more refined, entered largely into their composition.