biuora
Old Spanish
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin vīpera. If the spelling is taken at face value, it may imply metathesis of the original b and v.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiuora f (plural biuoras)
- snake, viper
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 11v:
- Et ningun om̃e non puede llegar o naſce aquel ryo por que ay muchas ſirpientes ⁊ otras beſtias pozonadas de muchas maneras. ⁊ alli ſon las biuoras que matan ſola miente dela uiſta.
- And no one can reach the place where that river has its source, for there are many snakes and many kinds of venomous beasts, and snakes that are able to kill with their sight.
- Idem, f. 23r.
- […] Et aun a otra uertud q́ si la traen por la mordedura de la biuora, sana.
- And it has yet another virtue, that if they rub it over a snake bite, it heals.
- […] Et aun a otra uertud q́ si la traen por la mordedura de la biuora, sana.
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editDescendants
edit- Spanish: víbora
Spanish
editNoun
editbiuora f (plural biuoras)
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