wassail

[ wos-uhl, -eyl, was-, wo-seyl ]

/ ˈwɒs əl, -eɪl, ˈwæs-, wɒˈseɪl /

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noun

a salutation wishing health to a person, used in England in early times when presenting a cup of drink or when drinking to the person.

a festivity or revel with drinking of healths.

liquor for drinking and wishing health to others on festive occasions, especially spiced ale, as on Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night.

Archaic. a song sung in wassailing.

verb (used without object)

to revel with drinking.

verb (used with object)

to drink to the health or success of; toast.

Origin of wassail

1175–1225; Middle English was-hail, equivalent to was be (Old English wæs, variant of wes, imperative of wesan to be; akin to was) + hailhale¹, in good health (<Old Norse heill hale); replacing Old English wæs hāl be hale or whole. See whole, heal

OTHER WORDS FROM wassail

was·sail·er, noun

Words nearby wassail

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Example sentences from the Web for wassail

We regaled him with wassail and gramophone and explained the situation to him.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, Feb. 7, 1917|Various
With wine and wassail they nerved themselves for the desperate deed.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott
Him and me and Henry Horsecollar locked arms, and toted that phonograph around, and had wassail and diversions.
Cabbages and Kings|O. Henry
Many great houses had, and no doubt still have, wassail bowls of massive silver.
Christmastide|William Sandys

The wassail bowl was a triumph, and the candle of Mr. Pickwick was put out.
Peter and Jane|S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan

British Dictionary definitions for wassail

wassail

/ (ˈwɒseɪl) /

noun

(formerly) a toast or salutation made to a person at festivities

a festivity when much drinking takes place

alcoholic drink drunk at such a festivity, esp spiced beer or mulled wine

the singing of Christmas carols, going from house to house

archaic a drinking song

verb

to drink the health of (a person) at a wassail

(intr) to go from house to house singing carols at Christmas

Derived forms of wassail

wassailer, noun

Word Origin for wassail

C13: from Old Norse ves heill be in good health; related to Old English wes hāl; see hale 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wassail
释义	wassail [ wos-uhl, -eyl, was-, wo-seyl ] / ˈwɒs əl, -eɪl, ˈwæs-, wɒˈseɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wassail ON THESAURUS.COM noun a salutation wishing health to a person, used in England in early times when presenting a cup of drink or when drinking to the person. a festivity or revel with drinking of healths. liquor for drinking and wishing health to others on festive occasions, especially spiced ale, as on Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night. Archaic. a song sung in wassailing. verb (used without object) to revel with drinking. verb (used with object) to drink to the health or success of; toast. Origin of wassail 1175–1225; Middle English was-hail, equivalent to was be (Old English wæs, variant of wes, imperative of wesan to be; akin to was) + hailhale¹, in good health (<Old Norse heill hale); replacing Old English wæs hāl be hale or whole. See whole, heal OTHER WORDS FROM wassail was·sail·er, noun Words nearby wassail wasn't, wasp, waspish, wasp waist, waspy, wassail, Wassermann, Wassermann antibody, Wassermannfast, Wassermann reaction, Wassermann test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wassail We regaled him with wassail and gramophone and explained the situation to him. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, Feb. 7, 1917\|Various With wine and wassail they nerved themselves for the desperate deed. The Empire of Russia\|John S. C. Abbott Him and me and Henry Horsecollar locked arms, and toted that phonograph around, and had wassail and diversions. Cabbages and Kings\|O. Henry Many great houses had, and no doubt still have, wassail bowls of massive silver. Christmastide\|William Sandys The wassail bowl was a triumph, and the candle of Mr. Pickwick was put out. Peter and Jane\|S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan British Dictionary definitions for wassail wassail / (ˈwɒseɪl) / noun (formerly) a toast or salutation made to a person at festivities a festivity when much drinking takes place alcoholic drink drunk at such a festivity, esp spiced beer or mulled wine the singing of Christmas carols, going from house to house archaic a drinking song verb to drink the health of (a person) at a wassail (intr) to go from house to house singing carols at Christmas Derived forms of wassail wassailer, noun Word Origin for wassail C13: from Old Norse ves heill be in good health; related to Old English wes hāl; see hale 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wassail ceremony, festivity, carousal, frolic, blowout, festival, merrymaking, merriment, shindig, joviality, hullabaloo, revelry, gala, party, spree, blast, bash, hoopla, jubilee, carouse
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wassail

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verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of wassail

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Example sentences from the Web for wassail

British Dictionary definitions for wassail

noun

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