Middle English Dictionary Entry
Crīst-eleison interj.
Entry Info
| Forms | Crīst-eleison interj. Also Christe-, Xp̄e-. |
| Etymology | ML; ult. Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Eccl. Christ, have mercy on us; -- part of the Kyrie eleison in the liturgy.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)7b : Hwa se wule segge þe salm, Ad te leuaui, biuore þe pater nostres, ant kyriel[eison], xp̄el[eison], kyriel[eison].
- c1300 SLeg.Dunstan (Hrl 2277)165 : Angles he hurde also singe a marie song þer inne þat me singeþ..whan me doþ þe masse singe; 'Kirieleyson, christeleyson [Corp-C: Cristeleyson; Vrn: Xp̄e leyson]' was þe murie note and song.