See also: bendición

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictiōnem, singular accusative of benedictiō (blessing).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bendicion f (plural bendiciones)

  1. blessing
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 4r:
      Reſpuſo ẏſaac ⁊ dẏxo. De groſſura de la tierra ⁊ del ruçio ſera tu bẽdicion. De los cieló ſera tu bendicion. Sobre tu eſpada biuras. E ato ermano seruiras. []
      Isaac answered and said, “Your blessing shall be away from the fatness of the earth and from the dew. Your blessing shall be away from the heavens. You shall live by the sword and your brother you shall serve. []
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Descendants

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  • Spanish: bendición