chalis

Middle English

Alternative forms

chales, schalis, chalice, chaleys, chalys, calice, calis, caliz, challes, chayles, chalyse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chalice, calice, borrowed itself from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux). Doublet of calch, which is an older form inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃalis(ə)/, /ˈkalis(ə)/

Noun

chalis (plural chalices)

A cup, chalice or glass; a container for drinking out of.
A chalice for wine used for the Eucharist.
(figurative) An emotion that affects one's life path.

Descendants

English: chalice
Scots: chalice

References

“chalice, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.

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