"calch" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kalt͡ʃ/ Forms: chalices [plural]
Rhymes: -alt͡ʃ Etymology: Inherited from Old English cælċ, syncopic form of caliċ /ċeliċ, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, derived from Latin cali|x, ~cis, derived from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kắlŭx). Doublet of chalis. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|cælċ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English cælċ, {{inh+|enm|ang|cælċ}} Inherited from Old English cælċ, {{yesno|1|i|I}} i, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kalik|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *kalik, {{inh+|enm|gmw-pro|*kalik|nocap=1}} inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|enm|la|calix<alt:cali|x, ~cis>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin cali|x, ~cis, {{der+|enm|la|calix<alt:cali|x, ~cis>|nocap=1}} derived from Latin cali|x, ~cis, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|enm|grc|κᾰ́λῠξ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kắlŭx), {{der+|enm|grc|κᾰ́λῠξ|nocap=1}} derived from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kắlŭx), {{doublet|enm|chalis}} Doublet of chalis Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} calch, {{enm-noun|chalices}} calch (plural chalices)
  1. (Early Middle English, rare) a chalice for wine used at the Eucharist Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare
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