averill
averill is the alternative spelling of arval.
Meaning of arval
Noun
arval (plural arvals)
- A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
- It was customary in the north to have an arval or funeral dinner after an interment.1867, Memoirs of the Life of Mr. Ambrose Barnes, Late Merchant, page 65
- The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
- […] 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.'1883, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Frederick York Powell, Corpus Poeticum Boreale: Eddic poems, page 55
- The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
Proper noun capitalized: Averill
Averill (countable and uncountable, plural Averills)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated town in Essex County, Vermont.
Forms of averill
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | averills |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Averills |
Questions about averill
- What does averill mean?
- Averill means a surname.
- What is averill the alternative spelling of?
- Averill is the alternative spelling of arval.
- What part of speech is averill?
- Averill is a proper noun.
Words near averill in the dictionary
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