orebze

Old Spanish

FWOTD – 9 September 2015

Etymology

From Latin aurificem, accusative of aurifex, from aurum (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈɾeb.dze]

Noun

orebze m (plural orebzes)

1. a jeweler who works with gold and silver; a goldsmith or silversmith
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6r.

     Et deſta piedra uſan mucho los orebzes, o aquellos que quieré el oro apurar.

     And goldsmiths make good use of this stone, as do those seeking to purify gold.

   • Idem, 117v.

     Et dellas ya q́ ſon de color doro. ¬ otras que de plata. / Et los orebzes la meten en eſtos dos metales por que los adoba mucho.

     And, as some of these [stones] are the color of gold and others that of silver, jewelers pair them with these two metals because it adjusts them well.

Related terms

• oro (“gold”)

Descendants

• Spanish: oribe, orebce