podrecer

Galician

Alternative forms

• apodrecer

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese podreçer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin putrescere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poðɾeˈθeɾ/, (western) /poðɾeˈseɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to make to rot

   Synonym: apodrentar

2. (intransitive or pronominal) to rot
   • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 642:

     Este he enguento muy preçado do(s) cõ que ongẽ os corpos onrrados en terra d'Outra mar, per que nõ podrescã nẽnos comja a terra

     this is a very precious ointment for those who anoint the honoured bodies in Outremer, so they don't rot and don't be eaten by the earth

   Synonym: apodrentar

Related terms

• podre

References

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