fidenisa

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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An alteration of Late Latin pȳthōnissa, feminine form of Latin pȳthon (oracle, soothsayer), from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, Pytho; Delphi).

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Noun

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fidenisa f (plural fidenisas)

  1. soothsayer, sorceress
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 32v:
      & fue demãdar cõſeio auna mugier ſortera q̃ era en edom aqui uino el reẏ ſaul de mandar ɔſeio ala fideniſa ſta mugier ouo mẏedo al reẏ e dixo q̃ nõ faria. Jvro ſaul e dixo biuo es el criador q̃ non uerna nĩgun mal atẏ por eſta coſa.
      Here king Saul came to seek counsel from the soothsayer And [so] he went to seek counsel from a soothsayer that lived in Edom. [] [But] this woman was afraid of the king, and she said she would not do [as he asked]. Saul swore and said, “Living is the Creator, that no harm shall come to you for this thing.”

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