judgo

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

juzgo (later form)

Etymology

From Latin iūdicum, genitive plural of iūdex (“a judge”). Compare certain adjectives in Old French derived from genitive plural nouns, e.g. ancienor (“ancient, belonging to the ancients”), francor (“French”), paienor (“pagan”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʒudɡo/

Adjective

judgo

legal, to be used in judgements
fuero judgo
book of the law (metonymy from 'townsquare of the judges', Latin forum iūdicum)