noun
sacred jar; sacred vessel
Archaic Shinto term for a ritual jar or vessel used to hold sacred sake (神酒) or offerings. Not used in modern everyday language.
See also: 神酒
古い神社の記録に、祭礼で厳瓮に神酒を満たしたとある。
Old shrine records say that during the festival, they filled the sacred jar with sacred sake.
神酒 is the sacred sake itself, while 厳瓮 is the ritual vessel that holds it.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 厳 (solemn, sacred) and 瓮/瓫 (jar, earthenware vessel) together denote a sacred ritual vessel in Shinto contexts.