ivierno

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin hībernum. For the (variably) added nasal in the first syllable, cf. Italian inverno, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈβi͡eɾno/

Noun

ivierno m

  1. winter
    • between 1140 and 1207, anonymous, Cid 1619:
      El yuierno es exido q̃ el março qͥere entrar
      Winter has gone out, and March wants to enter
    • 1293, Castigos, fol. 244r, (BNM ms. 6559, ed. by William Plamer and Carig Frazier, 1992):
      las formigas que son anjmalias viles enel tienpo del verano guardan pan de que se mantengan enel ynvierno.
      Ants, which are vile animals, save away bread during the summer to survive the winter on it.

Descendants

  • Spanish: invierno

References

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