fonsado

Old Spanish

Alternative forms
  • fonssado (alternative spelling)
  • fosado (alternative form)

Etymology

Through metonymy from Latin fossātum (“ditch, trench”), from fossō (“I dig”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɸõnˈsa.ðo]

Noun

fonsado m (plural fonsados)

  1. army, host
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 55v.
      por eſſo aſſi diz el ſennor de los fonſados el fuerte de iſrł. jo coſlare de mios enbaẏdores uengar me he de mios enemigos pues tornare mi nano [sic] sobre ti e eſmerar te he redrar te de ti tod auoleza. […]
      Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “I will relieve Myself of my adversaries; I will avenge Myself on my enemies, for I will turn my hand against you and I will clean you; I will remove from you all wrongdoing […] ”
    Synonym: hueste

Descendants
  • Spanish: fonsado
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