"gift hall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gift halls [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Old English gifheall, from gif (“gift”) + heall (“hall”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ang|gifheall}} Calque of Old English gifheall Head templates: {{en-noun}} gift hall (plural gift halls)
  1. A large communal building used in early Germanic and Norse societies as a place where valuable gifts were distributed to loyal warriors, thanes, retainers, etc.
    Sense id: en-gift_hall-en-noun-Fs7T~6Vv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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