nieue

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• nief (apocopic)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nevis, from Latin nix (“snow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjeβe/

Noun

nieue f (plural nieues)

1. snow
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 12v:

     De color es muy blanca tanto q̃ ſemeia pedaço de nieue elada ⁊ no a claridat ni la paſſa el uiso.

     It is very white in color, so that is looks like a piece of frozen snow; and it has no transparency, nor can one see through it.

   • Idem, f. 96r.

     Et la uertud della es atal q̃ si la puſierẽ en logar do fazẽ danno lluuias o nieues, tuelle lo.

     And one of its virtues is such that if were placed where the rain or the snow cause harm, it stops it.

Descendants

• Spanish: nieve