drink hail
The customary old English reply to a drinking pledge or wassailThe customary old English reply to a drinking pledge or wassail.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)The customary old English reply to a drinking pledge or wassail.
Origin
From Middle English drinc hail, drinchail, drinc-hæil, drincheheil, dringhail, drinkel, drFrom Middle English drinc hail, drinchail, drinc-hæil, drincheheil, dringhail, drinkel, drink hail, drinkhail, drynkehaile, drynkeheil, drynk hayl, drynkheil, probably an Old Norse phrase; compare Old Icelandic far heill (“farewell!”), com heill (“welcome!”).
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