orebze

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin aurificem, accusative of aurifex, from aurum (gold).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orebze m (plural orebzes)

  1. a jeweler who works with gold and silver; a goldsmith or silversmith
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6r:
      Et deſta piedra uſan mucho los orebzes, o aquellos que quierẽ el oro apurar.
      And goldsmiths make good use of this stone, as do those seeking to purify gold.
    • Idem, 117v.
      Et dellas ya q̃ ſon de color doro. ⁊ otras que de plata. / Et los orebzes la meten en eſtos dos metales por que los adoba mucho.
      And, as some of these [stones] are the color of gold and others that of silver, jewelers pair them with these two metals because it adjusts them well.
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  • oro (gold)

Descendants

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  • Spanish: oribe, orebce