drink hail
intjEtymology
From 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!”).
- inherited from drinc hail
Definitions
The customary old English reply to a drinking pledge or wassail.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for drink hail. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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