Obs. rare. [OE. cœcil, prob. cœcil MHG. chüechel (G. dial. küchel):—*kökilo- 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).
a. 700. Epinal Gloss., 993. Tortum coecil.
c. 1200. Ormin, 8662. Acc allre first macc þu to me Þæroffe an litell kechell.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Sompn. T., 39. Yif vs a busshel whete malt or reye, A goddes kechyl [v.rr. -el, -il] or a trype of cheese.
