The story
- Old French · learned borrowing fromesbat
- English todayesbat
Learned borrowing from Old French esbat, from Old French esbatre (“to frolic, to have fun”), cognate to modern ébat (“frolic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
esbat
Today it means: A Wiccan coven gathering other than one of the Sabbats. While a full moon ritual may be held during an esbat, esbats encompass coven business meetings, social occasions, and opportunities for merriment. Full definition →
Old French esbat