arval (plural arvals)
(Scotland, &, 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.
(rare, chiefly, historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
(Lancashire) The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
• (funeral feast): This noun is frequently used attributively, as in arval supper, arval dinner, arval-bread, and so on.
• Raval, alvar, larva, lavra
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"val, n. Etym: [W. arwyl funeral; ar over + wylo to weep, or cf. arföl; Icel. arfr inheritance + Sw. öl ale. Cf. Bridal.]
Definition: A funeral feast. [North of Eng.] Grose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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