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Wassail (, , most likely from Old Norse ''"ves heill"'') is a beverage made from hot mulling spices, mulled cider, ale, or wine and spices, drunk traditionally as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient English Yuletide drinking ritual and salutation either involved in door-to-door charity-giving or used to ensure a good harvest the following year. Etymology According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "wassail" originated as a borrowing from the Old Norse salutation ''ves heill,'' corresponding to Old English ''hál wes þú or wes hál'' – literally meaning 'be in good health' or 'be fortunate'. It was initially used in the sense of 'hail' or 'farewell', without any drinking connotation. The English interjection "" is a cognate of the etymon of the second part of "wassail", and was probably influenced by the Old English phrase. The expression later became part of the Toast (honor), drinking formula ''"''wassail...drinkhail" which, the OED suggests, initially ...
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Wassail (, , most likely from Old Norse ''"ves heill"'') is a beverage made from hot mulling spices, mulled cider, ale, or wine and spices, drunk traditionally as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient English Christmastide drinking ritual and salutation either involved in door-to-door charity-giving or used to ensure a good harvest the following year. Etymology According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "wassail" originated as a borrowing from the Old Norse salutation ''ves heill,'' corresponding to Old English ''hál wes þú or wes hál'' – literally meaning 'be in good health' or 'be fortunate'. It was initially used in the sense of 'hail' or 'farewell', without any drinking connotation. The English interjection "" is a cognate of the etymon of the second part of "wassail", and was probably influenced by the Old English phrase. The expression later became part of the Toast (honor), drinking formula ''"''wassail...drinkhail" which, the OED suggests, initi ...
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