vaquiella
Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
- uaquiella (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaquiella f (plural vaquiellas)
- heifer
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82r:
- Al dia ſeteno dixierõ lo ellos aſãſõ. Q̃ es mas dulce q̃ la miel o q̃l es mas fuerte del leon. dixo ſãpſõ. Si nõ araſſedes cõ mẏ uaq̃ella. nõ ſoltariedes mi adeuinãçiella.
- On the seventh day, they said to Samson, “What is sweeter than honey? Or what is stronger than a lion?” Samson said, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my little riddle!”
Descendants edit
- Spanish: vaquilla