wassail

Etymology
From, from , from the imperative of +. The earliest documented use of the term is from the first part of the 12th century CE, in Geoffroy of Monmounth's (see page's citations).

Noun

 * 1) A toast to health, usually on a festive occasion.
 * 2) The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.
 * 3) Revelry.
 * 4) A festive or drinking song or glee.
 * 1) A festive or drinking song or glee.
 * 1) A festive or drinking song or glee.
 * 1) A festive or drinking song or glee.
 * 1) A festive or drinking song or glee.

Translations

 * German:, Glühbier, Glühmost
 * Greek:
 * Welsh: gwirod

Verb

 * 1)  To toast, to drink to the health of another.
 * The next morning he much regretted the gusto with which he had wassailed the night before.
 * 1)  To drink wassail.
 * 2) To go from house to house at Christmastime, singing carols.