arval

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse. Northern-England,Scotland,archaic
    — It was customary in the north to have an arval or funeral dinner after an interment.
  2. The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture. historical,rare
    — […] Then quoth Hamtheow, etc.: 'We shall never come back to our mother [when we have slain the King of Goths]. Thou shalt drink the arval for us all together, for Swanhild and thy sons.'
  3. The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.

词形变化

arvals plural arfal alternative arvel alternative arvil alternative arvill alternative arvall alternative arvel alternative arvell alternative averill alternative arvale alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
arval-bread arval-cake arval-dinner arval-supper

词源

Etymology tree
Old Norse arfr
Old Norse öl
Old Norse erfiǫlder.
Middle English arvellder.
English arval
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.
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