Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wassail
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English w?s h?il, washayl, from Old Norse ves heill be well, from ves (imperativesingular of vera to be) + heill healthy — more at was, whole Date: 12th century 1. an early English toast to someone's health 2. a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmastime 3. riotous drinking ; revelry II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to indulge in ~ ; carouse 2. dialect England to sing carols from house to house at Christmas transitive verb to drink to the health or thriving of ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. archaic --n. 1 a festive occasion; a drinking-bout. 2 a kind of liquor drunk on such an occasion. --v.intr. make merry; celebrate with drinking etc. Phrases and idioms wassail-bowl (or -cup) a bowl or cup from which healths were drunk, esp. on Christmas Eve and Twelfth Night. Derivatives wassailer n. Etymology: ME w{aelig}s h{aelig}il etc. f. ON ves heill, corresp. to OE wes hal 'be in health', a form of salutation: cf. HALE(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. преим. уст. заздравный тост, здравица 2. преим. уст. пирушка, попойка 3. преим. уст. празднование святок; встреча Нового года 4. преим. уст. пиво или вино с пряностями и сахаром 5. преим. уст. пировать, бражничать 6. преим. уст. пить за чье-л. здоровье; провозглашать здравицу 7. преим. уст. ходить по домам с пением рождественских песен ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1140, from O.N. ves heill "be healthy," from ves, imperative of vera "to be" + heill "healthy." A similar formation appears in O.E. wes hal, but it is not recorded as a drinking salutation. Sense extended M.E. to "liquor in which healths were drunk," especially spiced ale used in Christmas Eve celebrations. Meaning "a carousal, revelling" first attested 1602. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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