mead hall
mead hall · mead halls
A large communal building used in early Germanic and Norse societies as a place for…A large communal building used in early Germanic and Norse societies as a place for feasting, drinking, socializing, and governance, serving also as the residence of a chieftain or king and symbolising the heart of the community or tribe.
Meaning
1 sensesA large communal building used in early Germanic and Norse societies as a place for feasting, drinking, socializing, and governance, serving also as the residence of a chieftain or king and symbolising the heart of the community or tribe.
Examples
1 sentencesA bloodthirsty creature named Grendel ravages the great mead hall of King Hrothgar.
Origin
Revived from Old English meduheall.Revived from Old English meduheall.
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Forms
plural: mead halls| Singular | mead hall |
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