arval

== English == === Alternative forms === arfal, arvel, arvil, arvill, arvall, arvel, arvell, averill, arvale === Etymology === 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. === Noun === arval (plural arvals) (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. (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. ==== Usage notes ==== (funeral feast): This noun is frequently used attributively, as in arval supper, arval dinner, arval-bread, and so on. ==== Derived terms ==== arval-bread arval-cake arval-dinner arval-supper === References === John Christopher Atkinson, Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect (1868), page 10: Arval, sb. A funeral entertainment. 'In the North the funeral feast is called an arval or arvil-supper; ...' Wright, Joseph (1898), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 77: Arval, sb. Sc. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Obsol. === Anagrams === Raval, alvar, larva, lavra