Etymology

aleconner

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Today it means: An officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality. Full definition →

Old English cunnen
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromcunnen“to test”
  2. English todayaleconner

From ale + con + -er, from Old English cunnen (“to test”), from cunnian (“to test”).

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