arval

noun3

1. •
   (rare, historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.

   • […] Then quoth Hamtheow, etc.: 'We shall never come back to our mother [when we have slain the King of Goths]. Thou shalt drink the arval for us all together, for Swanhild and thy sons.' — 1883
2. •
   The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
3. •
   (Scotland, no longer used) A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.

   • It was customary in the north to have an arval or funeral dinner after an interment. — 1867