sortero

Old Spanish

Etymology

From suerte (“lot, fate”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [soɾˈte.ɾo]

Noun

sortero m (plural sorteros, feminine singular sortera, feminine plural sorteras)

  1. a person who draws lots, a soothsayer or oracle
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 32v.
      & fue demádar cóſeio auna mugier ſortera q́ era en edom […] ſta mugier ouo mẏedo al reẏ e dixo q́ nó faria.
      And [so] he went to seek counsel from a soothsayer that lived in Edom. […] [But] this woman was afraid of the king, and she said she would not do [as he asked].

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Spanish: sortero
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