vermejo
Old Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), diminutive of vermis (“worm”), in reference to kermes-yielding worms.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvermejo m (feminine vermeja, masculine plural vermejos, feminine plural vermejas)
- red
- Idem, f. 4r.
- […] Vermeia es de color mas non mucho ca tira una grand partida a color amariella.
- […] It is red in color, but not a lot, because for the most part it is more yellow.
- Idem, f. 19r.
- De natura es fria ⁊ ſeca. Et de peſo liuiana por que es poroſa. Aſpera es en tiento. ⁊ de color parda con gotas uermeias.
- It is cold and dry in nature, and light in weight, for it is porous. It is rough to the touch, and it is dun in color with red drops.
- Idem, f. 119r.
- […] ⁊ negra de color. ⁊ aſpera. ⁊ a en ella puntos ũmeios. ⁊ aſperos. ⁊ es muy dura.
- […] and [it is] black in color, and rough, and it has rough red dots on it, and it is very hard.
Noun
editvermejo m (plural vermejos)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Spanish: bermejo