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- Old English · calque ofgifheall
- English todaygift hall
Calque of Old English gifheall, from gif (“gift”) + heall (“hall”).
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gift hall
Today it means: A large communal building used in early Germanic and Norse societies as a place where valuable gifts were distributed to loyal warriors, thanes, retainers, etc. Full definition →
Old English gifheall