[MR] Word for the Day

[Rowanwald Central]

Today's [old] new word is:
Gebeorscipe  (or "beorscipe")

   B&T list beorscipe (glossed "a feast") and note that it is a variation of
gebeorscipe, which is treated in a separate entry.  The entry for
gebeorscipe reads "BEER-SHIP, convivial society, a drinking party, feast, an
entertainment."

   Evidently, it refers to the practise of friends gathering together for
beer and entertainment, usually in the form of a bardic evening. There was a
citation referring to a man who fled the Hall in embarrassment when it was
his turn to perform.

Sounds like a word we need to revive, eh?


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