Ale'hoof` (āl'hōf`) noun [ Anglo-Saxon hōfe ground ivy; the first part is perhaps a corruption: confer Middle English heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, 'in old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .' Prior .] Ground ivy ( Nep... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/52