† guild-ale Obs.
[OE. *ᵹield-ealo; cf. bride-ale, bridal.]
(See quots.)
| 1240 Synod of Worcester xxxviii. in Du Cange s.v. Gild⁓ales, Ne intersint [clerici] ludis inhonestis, nec sustineant ludos fieri di Rege et Regina..nec Gildales inhonestas. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Gildale, a Compotation or Drinking-Match, when every one paid his Club or Share. |