forxa

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. Borrowed from Old French forge, itself from Latin fabrica. Doublet of fragua and fábrica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾʃa̝/

Noun

forxa f (plural forxas)

1. forge, furnace
   • 1418, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 149:

     que nehũu ourives non fose ousado de tẽer forja nen forjaron en sua casa et que todos lavrasen ennas ditas tendas e portales, segundo que senpre foron acostumados

     no goldsmith should dare to have a forge inside his house, and every one of them shall work at his tents and portals, as it always was their use

   Synonym: fragua

2. forge (workshop in which metals are shaped)

   Synonyms: ferraría, fragua

3. forge (the act of beating or working iron or steel)

Derived terms

• Forxa

Related terms

• forxado
• forxar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “forja”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN