Middle English Dictionary Entry
kirīe-lēison n.
Entry Info
| Forms | kirīe-lēison n. Also kirie eleison. |
| Etymology | ML; ult. Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Eccl. Kyrie eleison.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)16/14 : Fiftene psalmes seggeð o þis wise..Efter þe forme fiue, kyrie eleison, christe eleison, kyrie eleison.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)19/6 : Her alswa ȝe wulleð seggeð 'Deprofundis' biuore þe pater nostres & kyrie eleison.
- c1300 SLeg.Dunstan (Hrl 2277)165 : Kirieleyson, christeleyson was þe murie note and song.
- a1425(c1300) NHom.(1) Alex.(Ashm 42)422 : Þe folk on knees fell in thrange, And kyrieleyson thries þai sange.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)118/20 : Þe clerkes syngen Kyrieleysons and þe versys.