cabdiello
Old Spanish
FWOTD – 17 May 2015
Alternative forms
- capdiello
Etymology
From Late Latin capitellum (“small head”), diminutive of Latin capitulum, from caput (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kabˈdje.ʎo]
Noun
cabdiello m (plural cabdiellos)
- a military chief or leader
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 30r. col. 2.
- E dixieró q ſubra / de láte nos por cabdiello enla / batalla. Dixo nŕo ſénor iuda / ſubra caẏo dare la tŕa en ſu / mano.
- And they said: "Who shall go up before us as our leader in battle?". Our Lord said: "Judah shall go up, for I will hand him the land."
- E dixieró q ſubra / de láte nos por cabdiello enla / batalla. Dixo nŕo ſénor iuda / ſubra caẏo dare la tŕa en ſu / mano.
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 30r. col. 2.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.