compotation
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- compotator noun
Etymology
Origin of compotation
First recorded in 1585–95, compotation is from the Latin word compōtātiōn- (stem of compōtātiō, translation of Greek sympósion symposium ). See com-, potation
Example Sentences
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"Thou to the Æir shalt oft a compotation give."
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
I will go into Oegir's halls, to see the compotation.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
Oegir! thou hast brewed beer; but thou never shalt henceforth a compotation hold.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
Knowest thou not that if thou goest into Oegir's halls to see the compotation, but contumely and clamour pourest forth on the kindly powers, they will wipe it all off on thee?
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
This, however, is not always so; for it often happens that a match is broken off after many a friendly compotation has been held "upon the head of it," which means upon that subject.
From Lha Dhu; Or, The Dark Day The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
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