adjective arval relating to land that is ploughed 3
noun arval (UK dialectal) A funeral feast or wake, as was traditional in Scotland and the North of England. 1
noun arval (Britain dialectal, Scotland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, now rare) A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse. 0
noun arval (rare, chiefly historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture. 0
