fonsado

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Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Through metonymy from Latin fossātum (ditch, trench), from fossō (I dig).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fonsado m (plural fonsados)

  1. army, host
    Synonym: hueste
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 55v:
      por eſſo aſſi diz el ſennor de los fonſados el fuerte de iſrł. jo coſlare de mios enbaẏdores uengar me he de mios enemigos pues tornare mi nano [sic] sobre ti e eſmerar te he redrar te de ti tod auoleza. []
      Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “I will relieve Myself of my adversaries; I will avenge Myself on my enemies, for I will turn my hand against you and I will clean you; I will remove from you all wrongdoing []

Descendants

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  • Spanish: fonsado