compannia

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• compȧnia (scribal abbreviation)
• compannya

Etymology

From companna (“companions; company, entourage”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompaˈɲia/

Noun

compannia f (usually uncountable)

1. companionship, friendship
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r:

     Priegot mucho q̃ te miẽbre del amor. ⁊ de la cõpãnia. que ẏo ⁊ ti ouẏemos en nr̃a mãçebia. q̃ mas ẏ acreſcamos. Qve ẏo loar me pueda de ti en my veiez. Aſſẏ cuemo me loe en mẏ iuuẽtud.

     I beg dearly that it remind you of the affection and friendship that you and I shared in our youth. That they may grow more. That I may be able to rejoice in you in my old age, as I rejoiced in you in my youth.

Synonyms

• (friendship): amiztat f