An archaic or variant exclamation expressing joy or praise, similar to 'alleluia' or 'hallelujah'.
Variant spelling of 'alleluia' or 'alleleu', derived from Hebrew 'hallel' (praise) and 'yah' (God). Medieval scribal variations produced multiple spellings before standardization.
This is a super rare spelling variant that shows how medieval and early modern writers spelled the same words differently—there was no standardization! You might see 'alleleu,' 'alleluia,' 'hallelujah,' and 'alleluya' all in different manuscripts.
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