adeuinanciella

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• adeuinançiella (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From adeuinança (“riddle”) +‎ -iella, from adeuinar (“to guess, solve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adeβinanˈt͡sjeʎa/

Noun

adeuinanciella f (plural adeuinanciellas)

1. diminutive of adeuinança, a cunning riddle
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82r:

     Al dia ſeteno dixieró lo ellos aſáſó. Q́ es mas dulce q́ la miel o q́l es mas fuerte del leon. dixo ſápſó. Si nó araſſedes có mẏ uaq́ella. nó ſoltariedes mi adeuináçiella.

     [Al día seteno dixieron lo ellos a Sansón: “Que es mas dulce que la miel, o qual es mas fuerte del león?” Dixo Sansón: “Si no arassedes con mi vaqiella, non soltariedes mi adevinanciella”.]

     On the seventh day they said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey, or what is stronger than a lion?” Samson said: “Had you not ploughed with my heifer, you would not have solved my little riddle”.

Related terms

• adeuinar