Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mead hall

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: mead- hall
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"I have [...] stopped on my way home at the mead halls of the Franks across the sea."
"he handed down orders for men to work on a great mead-hall meant to be a wonder of the world forever."

Etymology

Revived from Old English meduheall.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: meduheall

Inflected Forms

mead halls (plural)

Phrases

drink hall mead-bench

Frequently Paired Words

drink hall mead-bench

Questions

What does mead hall mean?: 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.
Where does mead hall come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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