aollar

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *adoclāre, from ad- + oclus, from Latin oculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.o.ˈʎaɾ/

Verb

aollar

1. to evil-eye (to cast an evil eye upon someone or something)
   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Alfonso X of Castile, B 461: Direi-vos eu dun ric'ome (facsimile)

     [E] Ao colo o atou / Ental que o nõ aolhaſſen

     [And] he tied it to his neck / So that nobody could cast an evil eye upon it

2. to look

Related terms

• ollo

Descendants

• Galician: ollar
• Mirandese: oulhar
• Portuguese: olhar