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† ˈkechel Obs. rare.
[OE. cœcil, prob. cœ́cil = MHG. chüechel (G. dial. küchel):—*kōkilo- related to OHG. chuoche (MHG. kuoche, G. kuchen), MLG. kôke:—*kōkon-; f. *kōk-, ablaut-variant of *kak-, whence cake, q.v. See also kichel.]
A little cake. a God's kechel: a cake given as alms in the name, or for the sake, of God (cf. god 16 c).
a700Epinal Gloss. 993 Tortum coecil. c1200Ormin 8662 Acc allre firrst macc þu to me Þæroffe an litell kechell. c1386Chaucer Sompn. T. 39 Yif vs a busshel whete malt or reye, A goddes kechyl [v.rr. -el, -il] or a trype of cheese. |