wassail
A toast to health, usually on a festive occasionA toast to health, usually on a festive occasion.
Значення
значень: 4(злічуване, незлічуване)A toast to health, usually on a festive occasion.
(злічуване, незлічуване)The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.
Glühwein, Glühbier, Glühmost
a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
(злічуване, незлічуване)Revelry.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A festive or drinking song or glee.
Переклади
мов: 1За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English wassail, from Old Norse ves heill (“be healthy!”), from the imperativeFrom Middle English wassail, from Old Norse ves heill (“be healthy!”), from the imperative of vesa (“to be”) + heill (“healthy”). The earliest documented use of the term is from the first part of the 12th century CE, in Geoffroy of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (see page's citations).
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Форми
множина: wassailsУроки до слова
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