remasaja

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Related to remander (to remain). Compare Old French remasille and Old Occitan remazilha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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remasaja f (plural remasajas)

  1. (hapax) rest, remainder, remnants
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 43a:
      e fizo lo aſi qṽndo fueron los uaſos plenos dixo aſo fijo. dam uaſos dixol nõ e mas. este el olio e paga to debdor tuetos fillos beuid delas remaſaias.
      And she did so, [and] when the vessels were full she said to her son, “Give me [more] vessels.” [But] he said, “I have no more.” [Elisha said, “Sell] this oil and pay your creditor, [and] live you and your sons on the remainder.”
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