encartar

Galician

Etymology

14th century. From in- +‎ carta (“document”), from Latin charta (“paper, writting”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋkaɾˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to fold
   • 1880, Marcial Valladares, Majina ou a filla espúrea:

     Consistía o regalo nunha capa de pano fino, moi encartada pra Caitán

     The present was a cloak made of broadcloth, folded many times, for Caitán

2. (archaic) to transfer a possession
   • 1356, Emilio Duro Peña (ed.), El Monasterio de S. Pedro de Rocas y su colección documental. Ourense: Instituto de Estudios Orensanos "Padre Feijoo", page 203:

     E inda vos damos a cortina da Casela, que encartou Johan Marcote

     And additionally we give to you the garden da Casela, which Johan Marcote gave in a charter

Synonyms

• dobrar
• pregar

References

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

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Spanish

Verb

encartar (first-person singular present encarto, first-person singular preterite encarté, past participle encartado)

1. to summon (to court)
2. to tuck into (a publication)
3. to hire; take on (in a company)
4. (card games) to lead