厳瓮いつへ

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

• 古ふるい神じん社じゃの記き録ろくに、祭さい礼れいで厳いつ瓮へに神酒みきを満みたしたとある。

  Old shrine records say that during the festival, they filled the sacred jar with sacred sake.