Portyngale
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French Portingal, which added an intrusive /n/ sound through the process of excrescence, from Latin Portucale.
Proper noun[edit]
Portyngale
- Portugal (a country in Europe)
- c. 1440(?a. 1400), Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn) 1025:
- He sowppes all þis seson with seuen knaue childre, Choppid in a chargour..With pekill & powdyre of precious spycez And pyment full plenteuous of Portyngale wynes.
- He sips all this season with seven mischievous children, chopped in a charger, with a mix of precious spices and plenty of Portugual wines.
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Descendants[edit]
- English: Portingal, Portingale
References[edit]
- “Portingāl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.