nozir

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nuzir
• nozer, nuzer

Etymology

From Latin nocēre, present active infinitive of noceō (“I injure, do harm, hurt”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no.ˈd͡ziɾ/

Verb

nozir

1. to harm, damage
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 295 (facsimile):

     a ti ſeñor que es luz / beijarei pees ⁊ mãos ca ta uertude maduz / ſempre ſaude me g(ua)rda dos que me q̇rẽ nozir.

     "My Lady, full of light, I shall kiss your feet and hands, because your virtue always brings me health and protects me from those who want to harm me."

   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 505: Da mia senhor que eu servi (facsimile)

     pero nozir / Non mi deuia desamor

     But lovelessness shouldn't be able to hurt me!…

Descendants

• Galician: nocer, nocir