nobelo

Galician

Nobelos

Alternative forms

• dobelo

Etymology

15th century. From Late Latin lubellum, from globellum (“ball”), influenced by glomus (“ball of thread, yarn”). Cognate with Portuguese novelo and Spanish ovillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noˈβelo̝/, /nuˈβelo̝/

Noun

nobelo m (plural nobelos)

1. ball of thread, yarn; ball shaped skein
   • 1474, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 71:

     Iten, preçaron novelos de laa para azarelas em çinquoenta e sey mrs.

     Item, they apprised some balls of wool, for towels, in fifty and six maravedis

Derived terms

• nobelar

References

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