"soul-ale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soul-ales [plural]
Etymology: From soul + ale. Compare bridal (literally “bride-ale”). See also Swedish gravöl and Danish gravøl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soul|ale}} soul + ale, {{m|en|bridal|lit=bride-ale}} bridal (literally “bride-ale”), {{noncog|sv|gravöl}} Swedish gravöl, {{noncog|da|gravøl}} Danish gravøl Head templates: {{en-noun}} soul-ale (plural soul-ales)
  1. (historical) A wake or funeral gathering at which ale is served; also called dirge-ale. Tags: historical Synonyms: dirge-ale
    Sense id: en-soul-ale-en-noun-sqnaRlyT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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