English
Holy Grail
Holy Grail comes from Middle English Holy Grayle.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Holy Grayle
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Holy Grail
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Holy Grayle
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Holy Grail
Earliest quotation: 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed: “Pushing fifty, Alphonse was still afraid to approach women.…”
The story
From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.
Every English word from Middle English Holy Grayle
Today it means
name An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being in later versions the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Holy Grayle / Holy Grail