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)

1. A cup, chalice or glass; a container for drinking out of.
2. A chalice for wine used for the Eucharist.
3. (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 2 August 2018.