guindastre

Galician

Guindastre aboard a fishing boar

An old cooking guindastre, used for hanging a pot over the fire

Alternative forms

• guindaste

Etymology

15th century. Probably from , from Old Norse vinda (“to wind”) + ass (“pole”), from Proto-Germanic *windaną (“to wind”) + *astaz (“branch”). Cognate with Icelandic vindilass and English windlass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡinˈdastɾe̝/

Noun

guindastre m (plural guindastres)

1. windlass; winch
   • 1418, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago:

     destes por duas palmelas et dous golfoos et cravos para o gindastes dose moravedis

     you gave for two hinges and for nails for the windlass 12 coins

   • 1973, Xosé Gayoso, Coa nosa xente, Vigo: Galaxia:

     o caldeiro é grande e negro, e colga dun guindastre (unha viga que xirando pon o caldeiro sobor do lume)

     the cauldron is large and black, and it hangs from a windlass (a pole which, upon winding, can set the cauldron over the fire)

   Synonyms: andante, angarela, burro, guincho

2. crane (machine)

Related terms

• guindar
• guindareza

References

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