debullar

Galician

Alternative forms

• desbullar

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese debullar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *depoliāre, from Latin dēspoliō, dēspoliāre (“to plunder”). Doublet of esbullar and despoxar.

Compare Portuguese debulhar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deβuˈʎaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to separate the grain from the straw or husk, usually by hand

   Synonyms: debagar, deluvar

2. (transitive, archaic) to plunder
   • 1438, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 262:

     vyña a todos grande dapno e perjuiso e desonrra e vitoperio de asy seeren desbullados e desapoderados de seus bees contra rasón e dereito

     a great harm came over all of them, and prejudice, dishonor and vituperation, because of them being bereft and dispossessed of their properties against reason and right

Related terms

• esbullar

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “desbul”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “debullar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.