arval
noun
arval is spelled A-R-V-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arval means “The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arval is arvals.
How many letters and syllables are in arval?
| Letters | 5: A-R-V-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is arval?
Arval appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce arval?
Arval has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with arval?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as arval.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: larva, alvar, lavra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of arval
- arvals plural
- arfal
- arvel
- arvil
- arvill
- arvall
- arvell
- averill
- arvale
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arval mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandarchaicA funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
- 2
rareThe ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
- 3
The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arval come from?
From Middle English arvell, from Old Norse erfiǫl (“a funeral feast”), from arfr (“inheritance”) + öl (“ale”). Cognate with Danish arveøl (“a wake, funeral feast”). More at erf, ale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).