arval

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Definition of arval in English English dictionary

A funeral feast as was traditional in Scotland and the North of England

A funeral feast

Related Terms

arval-bread

A bread made of pure wheat (as opposed to oats) and traditionally eaten at arvals

Hyphenation

Ar·val

Turkish pronunciation

ärvıl

Pronunciation

/ˈärvəl/ /ˈɑːrvəl/

Etymology

() From Old Norse “” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog: "eng. dial. (laant fra nord.) arvall, arvel", English dial. (borrowed from Old Norse) arvall, arvel erfiöl, from arfr (“inheritance”) + öl (“ale”).