Seynt Graal
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French saint graal, saint greal (“Holy Grail”); equivalent to seynt + graal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsæi̯ntˈɡraːl/, /ˌsanˈɡraːl/, /ˌsɛnˈɡraːl/
Proper noun
Seynt Graal
- The Holy Grail; Sangrail.
- (rare) The book of the Grail.
Descendants
- English: Sangrail
References
- “seint-grāl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.