rodrigar

Galician

Etymology

14th century. Obscure. From rodriga (“vine-prop”) (at. 13th century), either from a blend of Latin ridica (“vine-prop”) and rudicula (“spatula”), or from a Germanic compound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roðɾiˈɣaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to prop a vine, tying it to a support
   • 1394, A. Cabana Outeiro (ed.), O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397. Valga: Concello de Valga, page 88:

     E outrosý auedes de cauar e escauar e rrodrigar e podar e choer e valar as ditas viñas

     And also you shall hoe and make holes around and prop and prune and enclose and fence in these vines

   Synonym: arxoar

Related terms

• rodriga

References

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