deuinança

Old Spanish

Etymology

From deuinar (“to divine, guess”) +‎ -ança, or through Latin dīvīnantia, plural of dīvīnāns (“foreseeing, divining”), from dīvīnō (“I foresee, fortell, divine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ðe.βiˈnãn.t͡sa]

Noun

deuinança f (plural deuinanças)

  1. divination
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 25r.
      Non a aguero en iacob ní deuináça en israel.
      “ […] There is no omen on Jacob nor divination on Israel. […] ”
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