potriello

Old Spanish

Etymology

potro +‎ -iello

Noun

potriello m

  1. male foal
    • c. 1275, Alfonso X, General Estoria, primera parte , (ed. by Pedro Sánchez Prieto-Borja, 2002, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares):
      E si el potriello pierde la madre recíbenle las otras yeguas pora criarle.
      And if the foal loses his mother, the other mares receive him to raise him.

Descendants
  • Spanish: potrillo
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