arval

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noun

Plural noun:

arvalsarfalarvelarvilarvillarvallarvellaverillarvale

1.
(Northern England, Scotland, archaic)(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.
2.
(historical, rare)(rare, chiefly historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
3.
(Lancashire) The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.

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arval-breadarval-cakearval-dinnerarval-supper

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From Middle English arvell, from Old Norse erfiǫl (a funeral feast), from arfr (inheritance) + öl (ale). Cognate with arveøl. More at erf, ale.