Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since 1409 (manquejar). From manco (lame) +‎ -exar.

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Verb

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manquexar (first-person singular present manquexo, first-person singular preterite manquexei, past participle manquexado)

  1. (transitive) to lame
    • 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 198:
      asáñas’ende o nervo e incha, e manqueja ende o cavalo
      hence the nerve inflames and swells, and so it lames the horse
  2. (intransitive) to limp
    Synonyms: coxear, zopegar

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