beorsele
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From beor (“beer”) + sele (“hall”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bēorsele m
- beerhall
- Gebeotedon beore druncne oret-mecgas, ðæt hie in beor-sele bidan woldon Grendles guðe. — The sons of conflict, drunk on beer, promised that they would wait in the beerhall for Grendel’s attack. (Beowulf)
Related terms[edit]
- bēor — beer
- bēorscealc — reveller, feaster
- bēorscipe m. — feast, banquet, revel
- bēorsetl n. — ale-bench
- bēorþegu f. — beer-drinking
- sele m. — hall
