alfet
Al"fet, n. Etym: [LL. alfetum, fr. AS. alfæt a pot to boil in; al burning + fæt vat.] Defn: A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.
Al"fet, n. Etym: [LL. alfetum, fr. AS. alfæt a pot to boil in; al burning + fæt vat.] Defn: A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.