Sentence:  “Is there to be an <WSD>arval</WSD> dinner?” The <WSD>arval</WSD> was the traditional funeral feast celebrated throughout the Land Between the Lakes. It was customary to invite all who had known the deceased. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.