Middle English Dictionary Entry
calch n.
Entry Info
| Forms | calch n. |
| Etymology | OE calic, A cælc, celc; from L. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. chalice.
1.
The chalice used in celebration of the mass; the cup used at the Last Supper.
Associated quotations
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)215 : Þanne prest..mineȝeð þat me niwe cloðes oðer elde bete, boc oðer belle, calch oðer messe-ref oðer waferiht.
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)158 : Of þis ilche calche, nv forber þu me.
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)202 : Ne mot ich nouht drynke, peter, vor þe Þene calch þat my vader haueþ y-yeue me?