caliz

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See also: cáliz

Middle English

Noun

caliz

alternative form of chalis

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

calez

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin calix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Rhymes: -alid͡z
Hyphenation: ca‧liz

Noun

caliz m (plural calizs)

chalice
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice rico, cantiga 75 (facsimile):
  E fillou o corpus xpi
  e o calez da igreia.
  e quando foi a a choça
  uiu a que bẽeita ſeia.
  madre do queſſe nõ paga
  de torto nen de peleia.
  seend a a cabeceira.
  daquela uell aſſentada
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- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 222 (facsimile):
  Quando conſomir ouue
  o corpo de xpo.
  per que o demo vẽçudo
  foi ia poꝛ ſemp e qſto.
  caeo dentro no caliz,
  eſto foi ſabudee uiſto
  per un fiũa aranna
  grande negre auoꝛida
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Descendants

Galician: cálice
Portuguese: cálice

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