winehall

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noun

A winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).

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Meanings

nounwinehall (plural winehalls)

plural winehalls

  1. A winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).

    I have never heard tell of so many tribes as came to the winehall that night! I never saw so many great chieftains surrounded by so many brave warriors!

    1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 32

    Synonyms: mead hall, mead house

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).

Similar
mead hallmead house
Also see
winehouse

Origin

From wine + hall.

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APA

winehall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winehall

MLA

“winehall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winehall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winehall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winehall.

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