bẽeizer
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
- bẽezer
Etymology
Inherited from Latin benedīcere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bẽ.ejˈd͡zeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
Verb
bẽeizer
- to bless, to sanctify
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 168 (facsimile):
- & começaron a loar / a uirgen & a bẽeizer.
- And (they) started to praise and bless the Virgin.
- & começaron a loar / a uirgen & a bẽeizer.
Related terms
Descendants
- Galician: beicer
- Portuguese: benzer