graal (c.1300)
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graal (c.1300)

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  FEW:  cratis 2,1293b Gdf:  graal 4,326b GdfC: ∅ TL: graal 4,491 DEAF:  graal G1105 DMF:  graal  TLF:  graal  OED:  grail n.2  MED:  gral n.  / seint-gral n.  DMLBS:  Graal 1089b
grael  

For another possible, but problematic, attestation of this word in a non-theological usage see grawe.

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1 mythologicaltheol.literature Holy Grail, legendary cup used at the Last Supper and containing Christ's blood at the crucifixion (and, by extension, any of the various texts known as Li contes del Graal, or Perceval): 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Le cotel yleqe ad trovee Que parmi ly out naufré. Issi nous counte le Graal, Le lyvre de le seint vassal  60.29
seint graal
1 mythologicaltheol.literature Holy Grail, legendary cup used at the Last Supper and containing Christ's blood at the crucifixion (and, by extension, any of the various texts known as Li contes del Graal, or Perceval): 
( c.1300; MS: c.1689 )  Sachez nous aveir baylé, e en la garde le abbé e le covent de Bordesleye lessé a demorer a touz jours touz les romaunces desouz només: ceo est assaveyr, […] un volum del Romaunce Josep ab Arimathie, e deu Seint Grael  513
( 1309; MS: s.xvi2 )  Si s’enfui meismez a chastel de Pucelis, qu’est en Escosse, ou il morust, a la testemoinaunce Seint Graal, qi de cel article fait ascun mencion, dount celuy autour prent cel auctorité  6.15
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