Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Arval \Ar"val\, n. [W. arwyl funeral; ar over + wylo to weep, or
   cf. arf["o]l; Icel. arfr inheritance + Sw. ["o]l ale. Cf.
   {Bridal}.]
   A funeral feast. [North of Eng.] --Grose.