Ring-hall

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An Anglo-Saxon mead hall. literary

    "the joy of halls to the men and hoarded treasure, the bright ring-halls, and for himself a ship on the sea-shore would seek."

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"the joy of halls to the men and hoarded treasure, the bright ring-halls, and for himself a ship on the sea-shore would seek."

Etymology

Calque of Old English hringsele, from hring (“ring”) + sele (“hall”).

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