饌せん

noun

food offering to the gods

Obsolete term for a ritual food offering in Shinto or ancient contexts. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、饌せんは神かみに供そなえる食たべ物ものを指さす。

  In old texts, 饌 refers to food offered to the gods.

noun

prepared food

Obsolete term for prepared food in general. Replaced by modern words like 料理 or 食べ物.

• 饌せんという語ごは、かつて調ちょう理りされた食しょく事じ全ぜん般ぱんを意い味みした。

  The word 饌 once meant prepared food in general.