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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1825

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†ARVAL, ARVIL-SUPPER, n. A funeral feast.Rxb. 1825 Jam.2:
The name given to the supper or entertainment after a funeral, in the western parts of Rxb.

[Marked obs. in Watson's Rxb. W.-B. (1923). O.Sc. arvel (1606), Dan. arve-öl, O.N. erfi-öl, a funeral feast, from erfi, a funeral feast + öl = ale. Erfi cogn. with O.N. arfr; Goth. arbi; O.E. ierfe; Ger. erbe, all = inheritance.]

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