Good idea, Lord!

[Gary Leach]

Martin:

> But the Word "grail" seems to refer to a cup or plate anyway,
> here's from dictionary.com :
>
> Grail\, n. [OF. graal, greal, greet, F. graal, gr?al, LL. gradalis, 
> gradale, prob. derived fr. L. crater bowl, mixing vessel, Gr. krath`r. 
> See Crater.] A broad, open dish; a chalice; -- only used of the Holy 
> Grail.
>
> or,
>
> Middle English greal, from Old French graal, from Medieval Latin 
> gradlis, flat dish.]
>
> (The first is Websters definition, the second from the American 
> Heritage Dictionary)

An examination of material wrought by a Googling of "Grail +etymology" 
quickly shows that the matter is far more complicated than dictionaries 
can hope to show, and Duck stories can hope to relate. Fortunately, 
Duck stories aren't - and may they never be! - required to deliver 
exhaustive scholarly discourses on such things.

Gary