vieio

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• vyeio

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβje.ʒo/

Adjective

vieio

1. old
   • c. 1200, La Fazienda de Ultramar, fol 8v

     Preguntolos Josep e dixo: "Es sano vuestro padre el vieio quem dixiestes?" (...)

     Josep asked them and said, "Is your father healthy, the old man whom you say?" (...)

   • c. 1240, Los Fueros de Cáceres, pag. 6

     Otroſi qi tomar azoꝛ. ó falcon. ho gauilan. uieio.(...)

     Besides taking goshawk or hawk or old sparrowhawk. (...)

Descendants

• Spanish: viejo
• Ladino: viejo, vyejo