u outra ren non jaz
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Literally: where no other thing lies.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (idiomatic) surely; for sure; definitely
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):
- […] u pod auer aſſaz. de coita ⁊ daffan ⁊ poiſ morte u outra ren non jaz
- […] , where she can have much suffering and torment, and then surely death.
- […] u pod auer aſſaz. de coita ⁊ daffan ⁊ poiſ morte u outra ren non jaz