Seint Graal

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sangrayle, Sankegreal, Sankgreall, sengreal, Seyn Greall, Seynt Graal

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French saint graal, saint greal (“Holy Grail”); equivalent to seint +‎ graal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛi̯ntˈɡraːl/, /ˌsanˈɡraːl/, /ˌsɛnˈɡraːl/

Proper noun

Seint Graal

1. The Holy Grail; Sangrail.
2. (rare) The book of the Grail.

Descendants

• English: Sangrail

References

• “seint-grāl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.