"arval" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: arvals [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English arvell, from Old Norse erfiǫl (“a funeral feast”), from arfr (“inheritance”) + öl (“ale”). Cognate with Danish arveøl (“a wake, funeral feast”). More at erf, ale. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|arvell}} Middle English arvell, {{der|en|non|erfiǫl||a funeral feast}} Old Norse erfiǫl (“a funeral feast”), {{m|non|arfr||inheritance}} arfr (“inheritance”), {{m|non|öl||ale}} öl (“ale”), {{cog|da|arveøl||a wake, funeral feast}} Danish arveøl (“a wake, funeral feast”), {{m|en|erf}} erf, {{m|en|ale}} ale Head templates: {{en-noun}} arval (plural arvals)
  1. (Scotland and Northern England, now rare) A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, archaic Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages, Funeral, Hunting
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  2. (rare, chiefly historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture. Tags: historical, rare
    Sense id: en-arval-en-noun-FZXFFj2M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 15 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 13 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 15 38
  3. (Lancashire) The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
    Sense id: en-arval-en-noun-28wW97S2 Categories (other): Lancashire English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 15 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 13 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 15 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arfal, arvel, arvil, arvill, arvall, arvell, averill Derived forms: arval-bread, arval-cake, arval-dinner, arval-supper

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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