Gobel
/ˈɡoʊbəl/noun
An obsolete English word for a goblet or drinking cup.
Did you know?Gobel survives mainly through its relationship to Old French forms that developed into the English word “goblet,” linking the word to medieval drinking vessels.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
Old French
gobel
“A cup or drinking vessel”
12th–13th Century
Anglo-Norman
gobel
“A goblet or cup”
Middle English
Middle English
gobel
“A drinking cup or goblet”
14th–15th Century
English
gobel
“An obsolete term for a goblet”
Modern English
English
gobel
“A rare or obsolete historical form associated with “goblet””